George Woolston - Burlington County Times A request for federal funding for the project to connect the Fort Dix and Lakehurst sections of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst has gone before a new committee. U.S. Reps. Andy Kim (D-03) and Chris Smith (R-04) recently submitted separate $8 million requests to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure for the Route 539 overpass project. In his letter to the committee leadership, Smith called the project his "top transportation priority."... Read more

Rep. Christopher H. Smith, Co-Chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission (TLHRC), in conjunction with the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, will hold a joint hearing on Tuesday, May 18 to examine the implications of holding the XXIV Winter Olympiad in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in light of the country’s egregious human rights record. In February 2022, the People’s Republic of China is scheduled to host the XXIV Winter Olympiad. But the PRC’s highly repressive human r... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) issued the following statement on the ongoing rocket attacks against Israel: “I categorically denounce the rocket attacks against innocent Israeli civilians – including Jewish and Arab civilians – which have been launched from Gaza. I further condemn the urban street violence targeting Jews in cities such as Lod, including attacks on synagogues, motorists and people in their homes. Israel has every right to defend its citizens, and its response has been proportionate and ... Read more

In a letter to Brigadier General Tickner, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) requested a follow-up meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to revisit and reassess the severe beach erosion in Bay Head and other Jersey Shore towns caused by February’s Winter Storm Orlena. Smith’s request follows the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) declaration of Orlena as a ‘major disaster’ and provision of emergency federal funding to repair certain damages inflicted by the intense coastal storm. “FEMA’s a... Read more

The Ocean County Library was honored to greet Congressman Chris Smith, who represents Ocean County and New Jersey's Fourth Congressional District in Washington, D.C. He was met by Ocean County Commissioner Joseph H. Vicari, the Board's liaison to the Library; Ocean County Library Commission Chair, Ruthanne Scaturro; Ocean County Department of Consumer Affairs Director Stephen Scaturro; Library Director Susan Quinn; and Ocean County Library Staff. Congressman Chris Smith visited the Ocean County... Read more

The following are excerpts of the opening remarks of Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, at a congressional hearing entitled "Democracy and Human Rights in Belarus," held on Thursday, May 6, 2021: Nine months ago, the world witnessed tens of thousands of Belarusian demonstrators—in some cases, over one hundred thousand—take to the streets in Minsk and other cities to protest an egregiously flawed election. These non-violent pro-democracy demonstrators wer... Read more

In advance of Vietnam Human Rights Day on May 11th, a bipartisan group of House members introduced the Vietnam Human Rights Act (H.R. 3001) to hold Vietnamese officials accountable for gross human rights abuses and help prioritize the protection of freedoms and the development of the rule of law in the country. Authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), co-chair of the Congressional Vietnam Caucus, and cosponsored by fellow co-chairs, Reps. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) and Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), the legislatio... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) announced today that the Lakewood Economic Action Program (LEAP) will receive an $18,057 federal Head Start Emergency Supplemental grant funded by the CARES Act to help pay for COVID-related efforts for families that participate in the Head Start program. The federal Head Start program—which funds comprehensive development programs and services for preschool children of low-income families—has helped more than 37 million children facing the prospects of a life in poverty ... Read more

On Saturday, April 17, 2021, the Ocean County Library was honored to greet Congressman Chris Smith, who represents Ocean County and New Jersey’s Fourth Congressional District in Washington, DC. He was met by Ocean County Commissioner Joseph H. Vicari, the Board’s liaison to the Library; Ocean County Library Commission Chair, Ruthanne Scaturro; Ocean County Department of Consumer Affairs Director Stephen Scaturro; Library Director Susan Quinn; and Ocean County Library Staff. Here, then, is a vis... Read more

By Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Lawmakers from New Jersey and other high-tax states formed a new bipartisan congressional caucus Thursday to push for repeal of the $10,000 limit on deducting state and local income and property taxes, something that has hurt many Garden State residents. 'Reps. Chris Smith, R-4th Dist., Bill Pascrell Jr. D-9th Dist., and Mikie Sherrill, D-11th Dist., were among the vice chairs. New Jersey’s other House Republican, 2nd District Rep. Jeff Van Dr... Read more