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Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) delivers remarks at the November ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Ocean County veterans health clinic in Toms River. Located on Hooper Avenue, the new 68,000-square-foot facility will replace the Brick clinic that Smith secured in the 1980s but can no longer accommodate the large veteran population in the area.
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Rep. Smith's Comments on President Biden's Pardon of Hunter Biden December 2, 2024 Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) issued the following statement in response to President Biden’s decision to pardon Hunter Biden: "President Biden’s '... More
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Smith chaired hearing in September pushing for return of Americans detained in China Three wrongly detained Americans released from Chinese prison November 27, 2024 Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China and senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on the release of three American prisoners who had been wrongfully detained in China: “We are overjoyed that Mark Swidan, Kai Li and John Leung are finally being released from their wrongful detention in China and that their family members—including those who shared testimony at the congressional hearing I chaired in September... More
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Over 100 Members of Congress ask GAO to investigate how much federal funding has been awarded to abortion providers over the past three years November 22, 2024 In a bicameral letter led by House Pro-Life Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-AL), and Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY), 112 Members of Congress today asked the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to investigate and report on the amount of federal funding that has been awarded to abortion providers—including the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the International Planned Parenthood Federation—over the past three years. Among t... More
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House overwhelmingly passes resolution authored by Smith New Jersey couple inspired House-passed legislation that urges Ukraine to resume international adoptions November 21, 2024 Legislation (H.Res. 915) authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) in response to a New Jersey couple whose adoption of Ukrainian siblings was abruptly upended when Russia invaded Ukraine in March 2022 passed the House of Representatives today in an overwhelming vote of 372-6. During House debate on his resolution, Smith shared the story of Matt and Deidre Gordon, who were in the final stage of adopting Bogdan and Galena—an orphan brother and sister—when Ukraine suspended intercountry adoptions after... More
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U.S. Congressman Chris Smith congratulates Somaliland on its successful presidential election November 21, 2024 U.S. Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on Chin... More
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