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Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) speaks at CPAC's Christian Persecution Summit: Confronting the Escalating Global Crisis on October 30, 2025.

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WATCH: Smith reacts to Trump-Xi meeting and calls out the Chinese Communist Party's human rights abuses
October 31, 2025
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) and senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sat down with Tony Perkins on Washington Watch with Tony Perkins to discuss President Donald Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and to condemn the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s atrocious human rights and religious freedom record. He also responded to new polling showing strong support for restoring previous FDA-safeguards on the a... More

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Smith, author of legislation to designate Nigeria as a ‘Country of Particular Concern’ (‘CPC’), applauds President Trump’s designation based on religious persecution of Christians in the country
October 31, 2025
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), the author of legislation (H.Res.220) calling upon the President to designate Nigeria a “Country of Particular Concern,” applauded President Trump for taking such action today and admonishing the Nigerian government’s inability to address and combat widespread religious persecution of Christians in the region. “President Trump’s decisive action is a powerful step forward in holding the Nigerian government accountable for its complicity in the unchecked murder, rape, and... More

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TAPinto Middletown article on the 25th anniversary of Smith's TVPA'Human Trafficking Fight Marks 25 Years as Rep. Chris Smith Urges Action on Updated Federal Protections'
October 30, 2025

By Jeanne Wall Published October 30, 2025 at 1:53 AM WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) marked the 25th anniversary of his Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA), landmark legislation that established the foundation of the United States’ modern fight against human trafficking. Right now as you are reading this, people are being tortured in unimaginable ways, many of them children. An estimated over 50 million people are trapped in modern slavery worldwide, 35% are childre... More

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Smith delivers keynote remarks at CPAC's Christian Persecution Summit
October 30, 2025

At CPAC’s Christian Persecution Summit today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a renowned human rights lawmaker and religious freedom advocate, delivered the following keynote remarks: Special thanks to Matt and Mercy Schlapp for their leadership and today’s call to action in defense of persecuted Christians everywhere. Thank you for organizing CPAC’s Christian Persecution Summit and helping to mobilize a serious defense of those who follow Jesus Christ—at home and abroad—who are harassed, marginalized... More

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AP article on Smith and Moolenaar's letter to Trump administration re: Cisco'GOP lawmakers urge Trump administration back Falun Gong lawsuit against Cisco'
October 30, 2025

By Dake Kang and Byron Tau Published October 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM ET WASHINGTON (AP) — Two prominent Republicans on Capitol Hill want the Supreme Court to allow a lawsuit to proceed against tech giant Cisco over allegations that the company’s technology was used to persecute members of the Falun Gong religious sect in China. In a Wednesday letter to the Trump administration’s top Supreme Court litigator, D. John Sauer, Reps. Chris Smith of New Jersey and John Moolenaar of Michigan urged the admi... More