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By TAPinto Hamilton/Robbinsville Staff - Published September 20, 2021 at 8:32 PM The National Police Defense Foundation (NPDF) recently named Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-4) their 2021 Legislator of the Year citing his “outstanding legislative support on behalf of law enforcement” and his tireless efforts and success in authoring laws to combat crime in the United States and around the world. The nationally renowned non-profit dedicated to serving the law enforcement community has over 210,000 m... Read more

The deadline for students in the Fourth Congressional District to apply for a congressional nomination to attend a United States service academy—as a member of the class of 2026—is Friday, October 8th, announced Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today. “Throughout my tenure in Congress, I've had the honor and privilege of nominating more than 1,000 outstanding students for acceptance into one of our service academies,” said Rep. Smith, who has authored more than a dozen laws for those who have served in ... Read more

The Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey presented Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) with their 2021 Legislator of the Year Award at their annual Officers Installation Dinner held last night in Mercer County. The association of leaders from across the state includes county clerks, sheriffs and surrgoates—the three county-wide elected officials whose offices are prescribed by the New Jersey State Constitution—under the leadership of outgoing President Paula Sollami Covello, Mercer County cler... Read more

The National Police Defense Foundation today awarded Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) with their 2021 Legislator of the Year Award, citing Smith’s “outstanding legislative support on behalf of law enforcement” and his tireless efforts and success in authoring laws to combat crime in the United States and around the world. The nationally renowned non-profit dedicated to serving the law enforcement community has over 210,000 members and supporters nationwide. “It is with great pride to inform you that you... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa and Co-chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, today issued the following statement on recent developments in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) impacting the fairness of elections, civil society and the Church – the Catholic Church in particular: “I am extremely concerned by steps taken by Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and his parliamentary allies to neuter the Independent Nationa... Read more

During a press conference held this week via Zoom the New Jersey Statewide Independent living Council (NJSILC) announce its support of two pieces of federal legislation introduced in August, The Real Emergency Access for Aging and Disability Inclusion for Disasters (REAADI) Act and the Disaster Relief Medicaid Act (DRMA). These two historic pieces of disability and disaster legislation that will dismantle barriers faced by disaster-impacted people with disabilities, older adults, people with acc... Read more

At today’s House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) pressed Secretary of State Antony Blinken for answers on the Biden Administration’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan, including left-behind Americans, the vetting of Afghan evacuees, untruthfulness in Biden’s phone call with Afghan President Ghani, and resulting foreign policy implications such as Taiwan. Click here or on the image to view the exchange, or view the transcript below: Transcript Rep. Smith: Mr. Secr... Read more

Excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) Monmouth County September 11 Memorial Ceremony Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook, Atlantic Highlands, NJ Everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing—I was in Washington chairing a Veteran’s Affairs Committee hearing—when a group of radical jihadists hijacked 4 airliners to perpetrate the worst act of terrorism in American history. Today—20 years later—we remember the horror and pain suffered by those who were murdered—147 from Monmouth... Read more

The Robbinsville Township Fire Department will receive a federal grant totaling $1,349,440 from the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program to hire four new full-time firefighters, said Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today. “The firefighters and first responders at the Robbinsville Township Fire Department put their lives on the line every day to protect their neighbors when emergencies strike and help ensure overall safety and well-being,” said Rep. Smith, a member of the Co... Read more