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Bill would help coordinate federal efforts on outdoor rec therapy, medical treatmentSmith Introduces Legislation to Boost Therapy, Treatments for Veterans November 15, 2018 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 that we should consider for veterans who want it,” said Smith. “Our military service men and women deserve support in every way, and we should explore all avenu... More
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APP story on Federal Tick-Borne Disease Panel, the 'Brainchild' of SmithLyme disease: Federal panel recommends testing overhaul, more changes to Congress' November 15, 2018 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 disagreement among government officials and medical experts. The discord, advocates for Lyme patients say, caused an explosion of cases throughout the country. REL... More
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Smith Introduces Legislation Condemning Abuses Against Uyghurs in China, Calling for Accountability November 14, 2018 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 renunciation of faith occurring in the region. Smith was joined on the legislation by lead Democratic cosponsor Rep. Thomas Suozzi (D-NY) and eight other Members of Co... More
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First biennial report to Congress gives blueprint for federal response2018 Tick-Borne Disease Working Group Report Confirms Lyme is Spreading, Time for Action is Now November 14, 2018 The 2018 Tick-Borne Disease Working Group Report to Congress—the very first report by the new HHS Working Group—confirms what Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and other advocates have long warned of, that incidents of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases are increasing and that more federal attention to the problem is needed, Smith said on Wednesday. “As this report clearly shows, Lyme disease is spreading—in the overall number of cases, in the geographic area of occurrences, and in the number of d... More
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Smith Congratulates Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health & Science in Neptune for National Blue Ribbon School Honor November 14, 2018 Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) congratulated Monmouth County Academy of Allied Health & Science in Neptune on Wednesday, on being recognized as one of... More
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