Rep. Smith Hosts Congressional Town Meeting on Lyme Disease
See coverage of the town meeting in the Asbury Park Press. (Photo credit: APP/Thomas P. Costello)
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Smith Op-Ed in Washington Post Puts China's Draconian Abuse of Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Falun Gong under Spotlight
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China, penned an op-ed in the Washington Post which focuses on the massive and often brutal human rights abuses the government of China is using to repress all faiths of its people.
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Asbury Park Press: 'Lyme disease: Federal panel recommends testing overhaul, more changes to Congress'
"The federal working group was the brainchild of Rep. Chris Smith, whose district includes most of the county."
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Smith Hearing on Fentanyl Coming from China
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ04) chaired a September 2018 hearing on fentanyl from China flooding into the U.S. Witnesses included Asst. Secretary of State Kirsten D. Madison; Deputy Chief of Operations at the Office of Global Enforcement for the DEA, Paul E. Knierim, and; Ocean Co., NJ Prosecutor Joseph Coronato, who called China-made fentanyl coming into the U.S. a “synthetic storm” that is “devastating."
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Smith Calls for Red Noticing of Indicted Russian Intel Officers at INTERPOL
Rep. Smith appeared on "Fox News @ Night" on Friday with host Shannon Bream, and called on the Department of Justice to Red Notice, using INTERPOL, the 12 Russian intel officers indicted for interfering with the 2016 elections.
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Iran Nuclear State 'Inevitable Under Flawed Weapons Deal
Congressman Smith's statement on the flawed Iranian nuclear agreement.
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OSCE Adopts Child Trafficking Ministerial Decision Modeled After Smith's Initiative
On December 8, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) concluded its annual meeting of the Foreign Ministers of 57 OSCE participating States by adopting a ministerial decision on combatting child trafficking—modeled on OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) resolutions adopted in 2016 and 2017, authored by Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04).
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Smith Law Results in Important New Protections for Children Against Predators
A new passport identifier for convicted pedophiles will help protect children from pedophiles looking to travel abroad, possibly to abuse children, said Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), author of the law to create the identifier.
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News Article by NJ GlobeSmith bill to protect ride-share users considered by House panel
By David Wildstein, NJ Globe - Uber and Lyft were no-shows at a congressional hearing today on legislation sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) to protect ride-share users from sexual assault and other crimes Smith’s bill comes seven months after Sami Josephson, a Robbinsville resident, was murdered by a predator pretending to... READ MORE
Legislation Would Improve Ride-Share SafetyReps. Smith, Suozzi Testify on Proposed ‘Sami’s Law’
Bipartisan legislation named in honor of Samantha “Sami” Josephson—a senior at the University of South Carolina who was kidnapped and brutally murdered earlier this year by a predator pretending to be her Uber driver—was taken up Wednesday by the House Subcommittee on Highways and Transit hearing entitled “Examining the Future of Transpor... READ MORE
Floor Remarks by Rep. Smith, the Prime Sponsor of H.R. 3289—the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019
The following are excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), prime sponsor of H.R. 3289—the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019, during Floor Debate in the U.S. of Representatives on October 15, 2019: Since the 1989 Tiananmen massacre thirty years ago, I’ve had the privilege of working with colleagues on both sides of th... READ MORE