At the request of Rep. Chris Smith, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began dredging the Manasquan Inlet on Tuesday, August 6 to address the dangerous build-up of sand that began to develop over the weekend along the jetty on the Point Pleasant Beach side of channel.
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A recognized international leader in the fight against human trafficking, Rep. Chris Smith recently chaired a hearing examining the 2024 Trafficking In Persons (TIP) Report, which is mandated by Smith’s landmark Trafficking Victims Protection Act that was enacted in 2000.
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At a congressional hearing chaired by Rep. Chris Smith, a panel of experts debunked the UN’s so-called "independent review" of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNWRA), exposing the report’s findings as predetermined in order to reassure donors.
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At St. Robert’s Co-Cathedral in Freehold, Rep. Chris Smith joins members of the Howell Township Police Department for the 22nd Annual Blue Mass, which serves as a heartfelt recognition and tribute to the dedicated service and sacrifice of our local law enforcement community and their families.
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Rep. Smith took to the House Floor in April and urged his colleagues to pass legislation (HR 8034) to provide over $26 billion in critical military assistance to Israel while prohibiting US funds from flowing to UNRWA. The bill passed the House in a vote of 366-58 and has been signed into law.
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On Fox News, Rep. Smith discusses the genocidal attacks against Israel and Hamas’ unbridled, deadly antisemitism that has led to the massive slaughter of innocent Israelis. Smith also calls on Biden to help US citizens evacuate the country and to stand in absolute solidarity with Israel.
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The House recently passed the State Foreign Operations Appropriations bill that includes strong provisions to protect unborn children and their mothers and reverses President Biden’s hijacking of PEPFAR—the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief—to promote abortion.
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The House of Representatives recently passed an amendment offered by Rep. Smith that requires President Biden or his designee to certify that the thousands of offshore wind turbines slated for some of the nation's busiest airspace will not interfere with commercial or military aviation activities.
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An avid supporter of Israel and fierce advocate for aid to the US ally, Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) was chosen by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to help usher Israeli President Isaac Herzog into the House of Representatives for his historic address to Congress.
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Rep. Smith joins Fox Business reporter Jeff Flock at the Manasquan Inlet to discuss the independent investigation he secured from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) into the ocean-altering impacts of the 3,400 wind turbines slated for the Jersey Shore.
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Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) debates on the House Floor in favor of legislation (H.Con.Res. 3) condemning the recent attacks on pro-life facilities, groups, and churches. The resolution was adopted by the House by a vote of 222-209.
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Rep. Smith recently joined Mark Levin on Fox News to expose the Chinese Communist Party’s exploitation of children in Africa to mine rare earth minerals that are in high demand for batteries and solar panels to power the so-called “Green Economy.”
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The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed Rep. Smith's newest legislation to combat human trafficking—the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022—in a strong bipartisan vote of 401-20.
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Rep. Chris Smith joined local and county officials in Toms River to mark the groundbreaking for a new Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic, which will replace Ocean County’s Brick clinic that Smith secured in 1991 but which no longer can meet the needs of an ever-growing local veterans population.
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At a human rights hearing, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) condemned the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) forced harvesting of organs from living prisoners, calling for an “immediate concerted effort to stop this barbaric practice—not only in China, but also by its global enablers.”
Learn MoreIn a bicameral letter to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) today, more than two dozen Members of Congress—led by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO), and Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT)—admonished the human resources agency for violating federal law that prohibits congressional health plans from subsidizing elective abort... READ MORE
Carly Baldwin,Patch Staff Posted Mon, Oct 7, 2024 at 10:56 am ET|Updated Tue, Oct 8, 2024 at 8:57 am ET — Nearly 500 people rallied in Sea Girt Sunday morning to protest the planned installation of wind turbines off the Jersey Shore. Gov. Phil Murphy drove by the crowd as he entered the National Guard Training Center, located in Sea Girt... READ MORE
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Co-Chair of the Israel Allies Caucus, today issued the following statement marking one year since Hamas’ barbaric terrorist attack on Israel: “Today, we remember with deep sadness the more than 1,200 innocent men, women and children who were mercilessly sla... READ MORE
In response to Sudanese warlord Abdel Fattah al-Burhan’s recent meeting in New York with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today called on the Biden-Harris Administration to sanction the leaders of both the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) for their gross violations of internatio... READ MORE
By Jim Murdoch, News 12 New Jersey. As Verizon makes 5G upgrades along the Jersey Shore, the message is clear in Spring Lake - stay off Ocean Avenue. “Verizon is a big company. They have a lot of money, a lot of power. I feel like they are bullying their way into our town,” says Laura Demeo, a longtime resident of Spring Lake. Demeo is o... READ MORE