Congressman Smith led a bipartisan Congressional Delegation on a humanitarian mission to the war-torn area of East Africa. Hundreds of thousands of refugees from South Sudan fleeing to neighboring Uganda are facing starvation. Rep. Bass (D-CA) is on right. (photos by Helen Manson)
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Rep. Chris Smith held a ceremony June 10 for students from the Fourth Congressional District who will soon be departing for one of the U.S. service academies. Twelve students Smith nominated received appointments to the prestigious institutions. Those students attending the ceremony received flags which Smith had flown over the Capitol.
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Congressman Smith was a keynote speaker at the World Summit in Defense of Persecuted Christians held May 12, 2017 at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington. Smith has held numerous congressional hearings on Christians targeted and abused for their faith in China, Cuba, Egypt, Nigeria, Russia Vietnam and many other countries.
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ERBIL, Iraq - American foreign policy in Iraq has had its share of missteps, and one quiet casualty of this policy has been the country’s ever smaller Christian population. Now Congressman Chris Smith, chairman of the Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organization Subcommittee, and of the bi-partisan Helsinki Commission, is asking questions - not just in Washington, but in Iraq itself.
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Congressman Smith's statement on the flawed Iranian nuclear agreement.
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By JONATHAN SALANT OF NJ.COM - Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is receiving a new fleet of Air Force tankers, making it more likely to be protected against any future round of military base closings.
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Cong. Chris Smith's bill to expand the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project to include family members of vets who died as a result of their service or who are missing in action is now law. The Gold Star Families Voices Act passed the House of Representatives on Sept. 6, 2016 and the Senate on Nov. 25. It was signed into law by the President on Nov. 28, 2016.
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Cong. Chris Smith, co-founder and co-chair of the bipartisan House Alzheimer's Caucus and co-author of the National Alzheimer's Plan Act (NAPA), helped send off walkers at the Walk to End Alzheimer's at Veterans Park in Mercer Co. and in Bradley Beach in Monmouth County this fall with Exec. Director Katie Macklin of the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Alzheimer's Assn., at right.
Learn MoreMr. Watson was born on Aug. 10, 1920 in Wildwood, to Jack and Anna Watson. He played football for Lakewood High School and was recently inducted into its football hall of fame. In 1942, just weeks after high school, he enlisted in the US Army Air Corps. He was sent to Tuskegee to help form the 332nd Fighter Group and the 96th Air Service ... READ MORE
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H. Con. Res. 67, calling on the People’s Republic of China to unconditionally release Liu Xiaobo and, with his wife Liu Xia, allow them to freely meet with family and seek medical treatment overseas if necessary. Liu Xiaobo, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010, was in the midst of servin... READ MORE
At today’s hearing of the bipartisan Congressional Executive Commission on China (CECC), Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), co-Chair of the Commission, announced the introduction of a resolution urging the Administration to seek the immediate humanitarian medical parole for Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, a celebrated human rights champion ... READ MORE