Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) spoke at the Monmouth County Emergency Operations Center upgrades ribbon cutting on Monday, June 2. The $1.6 million project was financed in part with a $1.2 Community Project Funding grant Smith obtained. The following are excerpts of his remarks at the event. In 2018—fifty years to the day after the first ever 9-1-1 call back in 1968—Monmouth County’s 9-1-1 Emergency Operations Center led so effectively by Sheriff Shaun Golden, was honored in Washington, DC for ... Read more

FREEHOLD, NJ — Sheriff Shaun Golden is proud to announce critical and technological upgrades to the Monmouth County’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC), made possible through generous federal funding secured by Congressman Chris Smith and supported by the Monmouth County Board of County Commissioners, as hurricane season begins. “The Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office extends its deepest gratitude to Congressman Smith for his continued support of public safety initiatives in Monmouth County,” sai... Read more

It is deeply disappointing that through a closed-door, invitation-only, staged meeting, Governor Murphy is attempting to orchestrate a hit job on President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and against me and my Republican colleagues because we voted for a bill to put America on the right course by providing massive tax relief for the middle class, growing our economy, securing our borders, offering new school choice tax benefits for parents, and protecting Medicaid, Social Security and Medica... Read more

By MICHELLE LONDON Lawmakers in our nation's capital are rallying to fight antisemitism. One member of Congress told CBN News about his effort to hold members accountable to do more. "It's a very, very serious problem," Rep. Chris Smith said. The New Jersey Republican is referring to the overwhelming majority of hate crimes committed against Jews each year, even though statistics show this community only represents 2-percent of the entire population. Since October 7, 2023, the day Hamas launched... Read more

Today, House Foreign Affairs Africa Subcommittee Chairman Chris Smith (R-NJ) praised the Trump Administration’s decision to impose sanctions on the Government of Sudan for violations of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991. “There will never be peace in Sudan until there is accountability. The use of chemical weapons is not warfare, it’s savagery. The world must respond with strength, not silence, and I applaud this Administration for taking steps to ho... Read more

“Today the House took the responsible and critical step to protect all Americans from the largest tax increase in our history, secure our borders to stop the flow of human trafficking and fentanyl and rebuild our military after years of neglect, while protecting fundamental programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security ensuring their survival. This bill includes protections for the most vulnerable by preserving Medicaid, while making no changes to Social Security and Medicare. This bi... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, held a congressional hearing entitled "A Dire Crisis in Sudan: A Global Call to Action" in Washington on May 22, 2025. Excerpts of the chairman's opening remarks: Over the decades, the people of Sudan have been subjected to unbearable pain and suffering and loss of life—even slavery. Since the 1990s, I have been a vocal advocate for human rights, democracy and stability in Sudan and soon after Republicans too... Read more

by Mallory Brennan – Marisa Amitie, a senior at Wall High School, will have her art hung in the U.S. Capitol for the next year after being named Best in Show in the 2025 Fourth Congressional District Art Competition this month. Amitie was given the honor of Best in Show for her art piece from among 75 other students from the fourth congressional district of New Jersey by Republican Congressman Chris Smith. Amitie’s piece was a depiction of her late dog, who died last year, and was made of stapl... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) responded to the murders of two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C. shot at close range outside an event dedicated to bridge-building in the Middle East and North Africa held at the Capital Jewish Museum in DC. Video from the museum shows the suspect shouting “free, free Palestine” as he was taken into custody by DC police. “These horrific murders must be understood in the context of the hurricane of antisemitic hate-incitement that continues to grow... Read more

– Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), a leading human rights advocate in the U.S. Congress, received an honorary degree at the Catholic University of America (CUA) May 17th on the East Steps of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. Smith was presented with the honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree, or “Honoris Causa” by CUA President Peter Kilpatrick, joining other honorary degree recipients the University has conferred since 1896, including president... Read more