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CentraState awarded $5M+ federal grant
April 6, 2021

CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, NJ has been awarded a $5.5 million federal grant by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to pay for the hospital’s extensive emergency measures taken during the COVID pandemic, Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) said today. “I worked with the tireless staff at CentraState at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic and learned firsthand how hard they cared for the sick even while putting themselves at risk,” said Rep. Smith who has assisted CentraState in obtaini... More

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Trentonian article on Smith support of workers'Shred-it faces unfair labor charge, workers hold union vote'
April 5, 2021

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman - Alabama warehouse employees for Amazon. com Inc. aren’t the only workers across America holding elections to potentially form a union. Breaion Grissom, a Hamilton Township resident, said the Lawrence-based Shred-it facility off Whitehead Road has illegally terminated his employment for attempting to organize such an election here. “The day we announced that we had filed for a union election, I was unjustly terminated,” Grissom said last week in a press statement. “Mana... More

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On the Good Friday Capitol Hill attack
April 2, 2021
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) said: “Our prayers go out to the family, friends and colleagues of Officer William 'Billy' Evans who was killed in the line of duty on Capitol Hill today. The attack at the north barricade—which also injured another officer—is yet another act of brutal, senseless violence and underscores the extraordinary courage and valor of the men and women who serve and protect.” ### More

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NJ.com/Star Ledger article'His unemployment claims fight with state over for now, N.J. congressman hopes thousands will get checks'
March 28, 2021

By Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Rep. Chris Smith spent last week sparring with the state Labor Department over a backlog of unemployment claims. Now he says he hopes the agency’s new procedures will pave he way for thousands of New Jersey residents to get their checks. “With more than 700 unresolved claims from my district alone and thousands across the state, they need to have a more aggressive, responsive system that delivers the full benefits people are entitled to,” said... More

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Trenton Times/NJ.com Page 1 article on Smith initiative to roll back NJ DoL restrictions on helping jobless residents'Unemployment complaints from angry residents still pouring into N.J. congressional offices'
March 25, 2021

By Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Eight months after a contentious conference call with Gov. Phil Murphy, members of the New Jersey congressional delegation say they’re still being forced to handle complaints from angry constituents about delayed or missing unemployment insurance payments. Several lawmakers or their staff members acknowledged to NJ Advance Media that requests for help continue to pour into their offices, even as call volumes are down from last summer, when ang... More

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