Chris Smith

Committee Hearing Opening Statements

'Nigeria at a Crossroads: The Upcoming Election'
December 13, 2018

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, delivered excerpts of the following remarks at a Subcommittee hearing he chaired on "Nigeria At a Crossroads: The Upcoming Election" on Thursday, Dec. 13: Today’s hearing will come to order. I would like to thank both of our very distinguished witnesses, Ambassador Tibor Nagy and Ramsay Day, for doing double duty two days straight. You were h... More

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Law will ensure relief for ISIS genocide survivors, accountability for perpetratorsSmith’s Bill to Help Genocide Victims Becomes Law
December 11, 2018
Rep. Chris Smith’s (R-NJ) legislation to ensure ISIS genocide victims in Iraq and Syria receive humanitarian relief and hold the perpetrators accountable for their crimes was signed into law by the President today. “When genocide or other atrocity crimes are perpetrated, the United States should direct humanitarian, stabilization, and recovery aid to enable these groups to survive–especially when they are minorities whose existence as a people is at-risk,” Smith stated. “My law would codify this... More

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Smith’s Extension of Life-Saving HIV/AIDS Program Becomes Law
December 11, 2018
Rep. Chris Smith’s (R-NJ) five-year, $30 billion extension of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) was signed into law by President Donald Trump today at the White House, continuing a successful program that has saved tens of millions of lives. “Each year we are closer and closer to achieving an AIDS-free world, and an AIDS-free generation, and my law will bring us one giant step closer to achieving this goal,” Smith stated. “So much has been accomplished since the beginning o... More

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President signs Smith’s legislation extending PEPFAR, helping genocide victimsTwo Smith Bills Become Law
December 11, 2018
President Donald Trump signed two bills authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) into law on Tuesday: a five-year, $30 billion extension of the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and the Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act, legislation to ensure ISIS genocide victims in Iraq and Syria receive humanitarian relief and hold the perpetrators accountable for their crimes. Smith’s Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act was introduced in the House over two ... More

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State Dept releases CPC designationsSmith Welcomes Designation of Russia on State Dept’s Religious Freedom ‘Special Watch List’
December 11, 2018
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House global human rights subcommittee, on Tuesday welcomed the State Department’s inclusion of Russia on its religious freedom “Special Watch List” for governments that engage in or tolerate severe violations of religious freedom. “The violations of religious freedom in Russia are real, thoroughly documented, and at times brutal,” Smith stated at a hearing he chaired of the Helsinki Commission on “Religious Freedom in Eurasia” Tuesday. “The Russian gover... More

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