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For Seeking a Meeting in Beijing with President Obama Last Week, Human Rights Defender Arrested, Interrogated
Nov 23, 2009
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Less than 10 days after Chinese human rights lawyer Jiang Tianyong testified before a Congressional panel, he was arrested by Chinese police just hours after President Obama departed China, prompting human rights activists to hold an emergency press conference to draw attention to his plight.
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Goldman to testify before human rights panel
Nov 20, 2009
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Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., announced Thursday that a congressional panel dedicated to human rights will hold a hearing on the international child abduction case involving David Goldman of Tinton Falls, N.J.
"David Goldman's human rights as a father, his rights under U.S. law and international treaty...
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The Arc Mercer Names Chris Smith Its 2009 ‘Community Hero’
Nov 13, 2009
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The Arc Mercer celebrated “60 Years of Excellence (1949-2009)” of serving the developmentally diabled in Mercer County on Friday, November 13, at its Fall Awards Gala at the historic Trenton Masonic Temple in the capital City of Trenton. The organization presented its “Joey Damiano Community Hero Aw...
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Smith: EMALS a Foundation for Lakehurst Future
Nov 12, 2009
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Congressman Chris Smith said today’s formal ribbon cutting for the Electro-magnetic Aircraft Launching System (EMALS) marks the start of a new era for both the U.S. Navy and the local community.
“With EMALs you have successfully reinvented the wheel,” Smith told the crowd, which included bas...
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Hearing on Eve of Obama Trip to China…
Nov 10, 2009
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A panel of human rights activists testified at the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission today about how the Chinese government is abusing women and up-ending the traditional Chinese family. U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), Ranking Member of the Commission who chaired the hearing this afternoon took the ...
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Smith Votes No on Flawed Health Care Bill
Nov 8, 2009
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U.S. Representative Chris Smith gave remarks in the House of Representatives Saturday during debate on H.R. 3962, proposed legislation to massively overhaul health care delivery in the United States. Congressman Smith voted against the bill, which passed 220-215. The Congressman said he opposes the ...
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Amendment by Reps. Stupak, Pitts, Smith, Kaptur, Dahlkemper & Lipinski Passes House
Nov 7, 2009
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Congressman Chris Smith addressed his colleagues on the floor of the House of Representatives today during debate on H.R. 3962, legislation to massively overhaul health care delivery in the United States. The Congressman spoke against the bill, but in favor of an amendment to H.R. 3962 to bar public...
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Smith Amendment to Fight Int’l Child Abduction Signed into Law
Oct 29, 2009
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With a stroke of his pen, President Obama signed into law Congressmen Chris Smith’s amendment to require the Department of Defense (DOD) to launch an investigation into the plight of U.S. service men and women who, along with their children, suffer from intra-family international child abduction, ...
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President Signs Cong. Smith’s Earle Navy Base Amendment into Law
Oct 28, 2009
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President Barrack Obama this afternoon signed into law legislation written by Congressman Chris Smith to require a Government Accountability Office (GAO) study of the U.S. Navy’s controversial proposal to open the Laurelwood military housing complex on Naval Weapons Station Earle (NWS Earle), the la...
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Rep. Smith Speaks at Human Rights Hearing on Northern Ireland
Oct 22, 2009
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Congressman Chris Smith today spoke at the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight's congressional hearing on "Concerns Regarding Possible Collusion in Northern Ireland: Police and Paramilitary Groups."
The Congressman is a senior member of the House Foreign Af...
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