By Elizabeth Myers - Frank J. Uveges was a man who loved Coors Light, tending to his garden, and keeping in touch with his family all over the country. The man family members called “Uncle Frank” loved giving his children, nieces, and nephews dollar bills for good behavior. While he would give money to the people he loved, he was just as quick to collect money for the organizations he cared about like the Hibernians Club, The American Legion, and the Knights of Columbus. Frank loved Hamilton Tow... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith was a guest speaker at the newly renamed "Frank J. Uveges VFW Post 3525" on Christine Avenue in Hamilton on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. Smith presented Post Commander Juan Class with a U.S. flag flown over the Capitol in honor of Mr. Uveges. He also presented Mary Margaret Uveges of Hamilton, daughter of the late veteran, with a plaque that read, "Congratulations and recognition are extended to the family of Frank Uveges by U.S. Congressman Chris Smith, on the occasion of th... Read more

Below is the op-ed written by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-chair of House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism, on the recent explosion of anti-Semitism in the United States and around the world: Read more

The United States today marks the 21st anniversary of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA)—the historic law to combat sex and labor trafficking authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a recognized international leader in the fight against modern-day slavery. Smith’s pivotal landmark legislation created a new well-funded, whole-of-government domestic and international strategy to protect victims, prosecute traffickers and, to the extent possible, prevent trafficking—which has becom... Read more

At a Capitol Hill hearing yesterday, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, denounced the deteriorating state of civil and political freedoms in Hong Kong. Joined by a panel of five distinguished witnesses, Smith demanded accountability for Hong Kong officials beholden to Communist China for their crackdown on civil liberties. Click here or on the below image to watch the hearing. The hearing was held on the eve of the second anniversary of the passage i... Read more

News 12 Staff - Jersey Shore towns still owing millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Management Agency loans following Superstorm Sandy will get a much-needed break - the loans were forgiven by the government. "Saving a million here, 2 million there and these municipalities is going to go a long way, and that's money that can be better spent on perhaps maybe mitigation efforts, resiliency, somewhere else in the community where we can get the best thing for our buck,” says Sandy survivor Joe ... Read more

The international child abduction ordeal of Tinton Falls' David and Sean Goldman sparked a law to help bring such kids home. It's not being enforced. By Jerry Carino of the Asbury Park Press Twelve years after she helped bring abducted Tinton Falls child Sean Goldman home to his father David — a much-publicized saga that involved five years of legal wrangling with Brazil — Red Bank attorney Patricia Apy is still asked about the case all the time. The Goldmans are doing well, but as she testifie... Read more

Asbury Park Press USA TODAY NETWORK – NEW JERSEY - Nineteen Jersey Shore towns and school districts devastated by superstorm Sandy nearly nine years ago have received some welcome news: They no longer have to pay back $26 million in federal disaster loans. 'The forgiveness of Community Disaster Loans provides critical relief for our towns' -- US Rep. Chris Smith. U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone Jr. and Andy Kim, both D-N.J., touted the disaster loan forgiveness at a Tuesday news conference at Toms Rive... Read more

Legislation supported by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) to forgive federal Community Disaster Loans (CDL) for New Jersey towns devastated by Superstorm Sandy—including an estimated $8 million in loans for municipalities in Smith’s district in Monmouth and Ocean counties—passed the House of Representatives and was signed into law late last week as part of a stopgap measure to avoid a government shutdown. “The historic devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy required us to do everything to rebuild, inclu... Read more

Remarks by Chris Smith Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s Bradley Beach, NJ—October 3, 2021 Special thanks to Christine Hopkins who has and continues to serve so effectively as the Alzheimer’s Association ambassador throughout the years and for her leadership in today’s 2021 Walk to End Alzheimer’s. Twenty-three years ago, I along with Congressman Ed Markey created the Congressional Alzheimer's Caucus. Today, our bipartisan Caucus is 150 members strong. Together we fight to enhance... Read more