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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APP news article cites Smith's Lyme disease effort'Lyme disease as war weapon? Inside New Jersey representative's push for probe'
By Susanne Cervenka, USA TODAY•August 14, 2019 People suffering from 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 of New Jersey hopes that knowledge could lead not only to accountability, but also a potential... READ MORE
NJTV segment on Goldman Act'Reunited father and son help congressman mark anniversary of anti-abduction law'
BY NJTV REPORTER LEAH MISHKIN David Goldman remembers driving his then wife and 4-year-old son, Sean, to the airport for a what she said would be a vacation in Brazil. It was five years before he saw him again. The story of how hard it was for David to get authorities to force his former partner to allow him to reunite with Sean was the i... READ MORE
WOBM article focuses on 5th Anniversary of Smith's Goldman Act'Fight against international child abductions grows stronger'
BY WOBM REPORTER VIN EBENAU - Jersey Shore Republican Congressman Chris Smith (Monmouth, Ocean and Mercer) continues to affect direct change in the battle against international child abductions. Thursday marks the fifth anniversary of the enactment of the landmark Sean and David Goldman Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act (P.L. 113-... READ MORE