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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'Lyme, tick-borne diseases exploding in NJ'
Rep. Smith's op-ed in the Asbury Park Press on his new bill to fight Lyme disease.
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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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Cong. Smith named 2018 Ryan's Hero Award.
For his work to help in the fight against Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy, Ryan’s Quest selected Smith as its 2018 recipient of the “Ryan’s Hero Award” named for Ryan Schultz, 12, of Hamilton, NJ. The award bore the inscription “in recognition of your continued support for those living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.”
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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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Bill would help coordinate federal efforts on outdoor rec therapy, medical treatmentSmith Introduces Legislation to Boost Therapy, Treatments for Veterans
Rep. Chris Smith today introduced legislation that could supplement the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) major medical care programs with outdoor recreational therapy for military veterans. “Studies have shown that outdoor recreation can also produce holistic, therapeutic benefits for veterans, and this is yet another treatment option ... READ MORE
APP story on Federal Tick-Borne Disease Panel, the 'Brainchild' of SmithLyme disease: Federal panel recommends testing overhaul, more changes to Congress'
It’s time to develop a better test for Lyme disease. That was the most pressing recommendation of a report to Congress by a federal working group convened to address tick-borne diseases. The 100-page report, the first of three over a four-year period, is crucial because it represents consensus on how to deal with Lyme after decades of dis... READ MORE
Smith Introduces Legislation Condemning Abuses Against Uyghurs in China, Calling for Accountability
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), co-chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, today introduced bipartisan legislation condemning the internment of over a million Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim ethnic minorities in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and calling for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and forced renunci... READ MORE