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On the Postponement of Elections in Nigeria
February 18, 2019
Rep. Chris Smith, immediate past chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, issued the following statement with regard to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s decision to postpone elections in Africa’s most populous nation by one week, and reports of violence linked to the delayed election: “Responsibility for the delay of Nigeria’s presidential election lays squarely with President Muhammadu Buhari and those close to him. Actions in advance of the election — including remova... More

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FEMA, SAFER grant application period runs from Feb. 15-March 22Smith Announces: Local Fire Depts Should Apply for Safety Grants
February 15, 2019
Local New Jersey fire companies and departments can begin applying for federal grants for staffing firefighters, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) announced today. “All eligible career and volunteer fire departments in the Fourth District are encouraged to apply for these Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grants, which help increase the number of firefighters and first responders to provide our communities with more security,” Smith said. “As we have already seen, this grant progra... More

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‘A Manifestation of the New Anti-Semitism’
February 11, 2019
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) issued the following statement on Monday: “At a hearing I chaired on combating anti-Semitism in 2004, the great Jewish human rights leader—and former prisoner of conscience in the Soviet Union—Natan Sharansky testified that there was not only a ‘resurgence of anti-Semitic activity in the democratic world’ but also a ‘new anti-Semitism’ that is ‘far more subtle’ and ‘poses a unique challenge’. “He said that while ‘classical anti-Semitism is aimed at the Jewish people or th... More

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Urges NIH to increase funding of DMDSmith Hosts Critical Meeting of Constituents, Top NIH Doctors on Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
February 11, 2019

There is “both an ongoing need and reason for optimism” said Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) after hosting a meeting with top doctors and researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to explore the agency’s work regarding Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) and other muscular dystrophies. Also participating in the meeting held in Smith’s office were NJ-04 constituents James Raffone and David Schultz, who have children with DMD and who are each working through their own foundations to help find a... More

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Asbury Park Press article on Smith's Autism CARES Act of 2019'$1B Autism Bill Would Bolster Support for Those Who 'Age Out''
February 8, 2019

Jerry Carino, Asbury Park Press | Feb. 8, 2019 Over the past several years, as diagnoses mushroomed, society has developed an increasing number of resources to help children with autism and their families. But once those children become adults, the resources become scarce. A $1 billion bill introduced in the House of Representatives Thursday seeks to, among other things, remedy that dropoff in support. The bipartisan bill, named the Autism CARES Act of 2019 (HR 1058) is sponsored by Republican C... More

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