By Jim Lonergan March 22, 2025 at 8:36 AM — After nine months of covering offshore wind energy developments along the Jersey Coast, three glaring issues have emerged over that time—each fueling opposition to the federal and state-backed offshore wind plan: 1️⃣ Lack of due diligence on key environmental, economic, and logistical factors. 2️⃣ Rushed approvals that prioritize speed over comprehensive review. 3️⃣ "Bigger is better" mentality, with leaders pushing for NJ to be the nation’s offshore ...
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—At a Capitol Hill press conference today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-NY), and Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), flanked by several pregnancy care center advocates and pro-life leaders, unveiled the Let Pregnancy Centers Serve Act of 2025, H.R. 2226, which will prohibit federal, state and local governments from discriminating against pregnancy care centers because of their life-affirming mission. “There are more than 2,700 pregnancy care centers throughout the United States—each and...
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“This is another nail in the coffin for industrial offshore wind turbines here in New Jersey,” said U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) in response to the March 14th decision from the Environmental Appeals Board to remand the Atlantic Shores’ Clean Air Act permit which was issued last fall. “The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the Environmental Appeals Board has recognized the inadequacy of Biden-era reviews and are correctly revoking a reckless decision by the previous administ...
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U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), chairman of the House Foreign Affair Committee’s Africa subcommittee, will chair a congressional hearing on "Metals, Minerals, and Mining: How the CCP Fuels Conflict and Exploitation in Africa." The hearing will examine the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) involvement in Africa’s mining sector and its impact on human rights, labor exploitation, and regional stability for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia and Ghana. Witnesses will provide insights...
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U.S. Reps. Chris Smith (NJ-04) Claudia Tenney (NY-24), Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) and other pro-life leaders will hold a press conference Monday March 24 to unveil legislation to protect Pregnancy Care Centers across the country, which serve women throughout pregnancy and help families access life-affirming resources. Pregnancy care centers are community-based, nonprofit organizations that provide free support and resources to support the physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual needs o...
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– U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, held a congressional hearing on the ongoing religious freedom violations in Nigeria. Expert witnesses joined in Smith’s appeal to Secretary Marco Rubio to redesignate Africa’s most populous nation as a “Country of Particular Concern,” a designation President Trump used in his first term to help persecuted Christians in Nigeria. "One of our distinguished witnesses—Bishop Wilfred Anagbe of the diocese of...
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The following are excerpts of opening remarks by Chairman Chris Smith (R-NJ) at a House hearing entitled “Conflict and Persecution in Nigeria: The Case for a CPC Designation," held in Washington, DC on March 12, 2025. 'One of our distinguished witnesses—Bishop Wilfred Anagbe of the diocese of Makurdi, Nigeria— will testify today that” Militant Fulani herdsman are terrorists. They steal and vandalize, they kill and boast about it, they kidnap and rape, and they enjoy total impunity from the elect...
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– U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, will chair a congressional hearing on the ongoing religious freedom violations in Nigeria, and whether Africa’s most populous nation should be officially designated as a “Country of Particular Concern” by the U.S. State Department. WHAT: Congressional hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee: “Conflict and Persecution in Nigeria: The Case for a CPC Designation” WHO: Smith, members of the Subcommi...
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– Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Co-chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), today expressed serious concerns regarding the election of Suriname's Foreign Minister, Albert Ramdin, as the new Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS). “Suriname Foreign Minister Albert Ramdin’s record regarding democratic governance, as well as his close ties to foreign actors, particularly the People’s Republic ...
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Historic number of stomach cancer advocates unite on Capitol Hill to push for increased research funding amid growing concerns over federal science budget cuts. Debbie's Dream Foundation: Curing Stomach Cancer (DDF) successfully wrapped up its 13th Annual Stomach Cancer Capitol Hill Advocacy Day, where nearly 200 patients, caregivers, and supporters met with members of Congress to advocate for increased federal funding for stomach cancer research. As part of this year's efforts, DDF honored Con...
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