The following are remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) during debate on the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 in the U.S. House of Repres...
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Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) helped manage debate and final passage today of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act— which he had introduced in every Congress since 2014—while on the streets of Hong Kong students demonstrated amid escalating threats by the Chinese Communist government against Hong Kong’s residents. “Today, Hong Kong is burning. The status quo is no longer—the brutal government crackdown on democracy activists has escalated. Tragically, under President Xi Jinping, human r...
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Posted: Nov 16, 2019 10:46 PM EST Updated: Nov 16, 2019 11:26 PM EST Rep. Chris Smith held a press conference Saturday regarding the investigation into the death of a New Jersey football player. Braeden Bradforth, of Neptune, died last August after a football practice at Garden City Community College in Kansas. Bradforth's mother hopes that the incident will help save others students. "This fight was for Braeden at first but now it's for the rest of the kids," said Joanne Atkins-Ingram. His aut...
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Joanne Atkins-Ingram, mother of Braeden Bradforth, with U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) at her side along with her friend and attorney Jill Greene, spoke at a press conference today about the newly released independent investigation into the death of her son—a Neptune, NJ resident and student who died of exertional heat stroke after football practice at Garden City Community College (GCCC) in Kansas in August 2018. At some points holding back tears yet always showing a steely resolve, Braeden’s mom...
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Stephen Edelson, Asbury Park Press Published 2:13 p.m. ET Nov. 15, 2019 | Updated 7:53 a.m. ET Nov. 16, 2019 It's not an easy read as the tragic event...
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