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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Roll Call Newspaper Article on Smith's Lyme Disease Amendment'House orders Pentagon to say if it weaponized ticks and released them'
Posted Jul 15, 2019 2:46 PM John M. Donnelly The House quietly voted last week to require the Pentagon inspector general to tell Congress whether the department experimented with weaponizing disease-carrying insects and whether they were released into the public realm — either accidentally or on purpose. The unusual proposal took the for... READ MORE
Asbury Park Press Article on Smith Lyme AmendmentLyme disease as war weapon? Rep. Chris Smith's push for probe advances after call for Trump to investigate
By Susanne Cervenka, Asbury Park Press - Published 5:00 a.m. ET July 16, 2019 People suffering with Lyme disease could be closer to knowing whether the chronic illness impacting an estimated 300,000 or more people started off as a U.S. biological weapon. U.S. Rep Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, hopes that knowledge could lead not only to accou... READ MORE
Statement by Rep. Chris SmithEnsure Utmost Respect For Those With Opposing View
“Fundamental disagreement on public policy is a sign of a robust and healthy democracy. Great care, however, must always be taken to ensure that policy differences be expressed by all sides with the utmost respect for those with an opposing view. "Resolving the unprecedented number of challenges both foreign and domestic, requires genuine... READ MORE