—U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Chair of its Africa Subcommittee released the following statement on recent violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): “The recent escalation of violence in the eastern portion of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, which has led to a humanitarian catastrophe displacing more than a million people, is poised to spiral into an even broader, cross-border war involving multiple actors. “DRC Preside... Read more

January 30, 2025 MONMOUTH COUNTY — Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today welcomed news that Shell Energy, a British company, has announced its withdrawal from the Atlantic Shores wind project off the coast of New Jersey, taking an almost $1 billion write-off (loss) in the process. “Just like Orsted, Shell has determined that despite huge taxpayer subsidies and discussions of massive increases to ratepayers, they will still lose money,” Smith said. “This is now another domino to fall, exposing the gross... Read more

U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and author of the Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act, responded to the fraudulent election held yesterday in Belarus. “’Europe’s last dictator,’ Alexander Lukashenko, has done it again –another farcical proclamation of bogus election victory,” said Smith, who also co-chairs the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. “It’s a sham. “The U.S. government and Congress must continue to support the brave men... Read more

Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ) and John Moolenaar (R-MI) today released a letter today asking the Kennedy Center about upcoming performances of the National Ballet of China (NBC). The Representatives detailed the NBC’s connections to the Chinese Communist Party and the fact that “art is a political instrument in the People’s Republic China [and] used for the purpose of disseminating propaganda abroad.” The signed letter to the Kennedy Center is attached. The Representatives said that their q... Read more

OPINION: By U.S. Rep. Chris Smith The annual March for Life is an engraved invitation to each and every one of us to seriously recommit and rededicate ourselves to the defense of the weakest and most vulnerable. To recommit with love and compassion to tangibly assist women — especially through the extraordinary work of pregnancy care centers — to protect their precious babies and their own lives from the violence and cruelty of abortion. Pregnancy care centers are under siege by Planned Parentho... Read more

Remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) — I met my dear wife Marie more than fifty years ago in the pro-life movement—and today, like you, we are more hope-filled than ever. Thank you to Jennie Bradley Lichter and your team for organizing this magnificent witness for the sanctity of all human life. Today’s March for Life is an engraved invitation to each and every one of us to seriously recommit and rededicate ourselves to the defense of the weakest and most vulnerable. (click on image below or here ... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith enthusiastically welcomed President Donald Trump’s new executive order re-implementing his precedent-setting Protecting Life in Global Health Assistance (PLGHA) Policy. “Without this protection in place, NGOs receiving U.S. government funds promote and perform abortion throughout the world with massive subsidies from the United States, said Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), Co-Chairman of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus. “By redirecting taxpayer dollars away from the abortion industry... Read more

Today Rep. Chris Smith thanked President Donald Trump for his pardon of peaceful pro-life activists who had been pursued with a vengeance and imprisoned by the Biden Administration. “At the behest of progressive activists, the Biden Administration blatantly weaponized the power of federal law enforcement against peaceful pro-life advocates because their beliefs conflicted with President Biden’s radical abortion agenda,” said Rep. Chris Smith, co-chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus. “I am ... Read more

With the strong support and vote of Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester, NJ), the House of Representatives today passed the Laken Riley Act (S. 5), to enhance and strengthen deportation laws and better protect Americans from criminal aliens who enter the U.S. “Marie and I offer our deepest sympathies to the family of Laken Riley, whose senseless murder is the direct result of the Biden administration’s illegal open-border policies,” Smith said. “This legislation, named in her honor, closes the loopho... Read more

U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and U.S. Representative Chris Smith (NJ-04) today reintroduced the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2025. The bill would make permanent the Hyde Amendment, which prevents the use of taxpayer dollars to fund abortions. Current policies require an annual vote by Congress to ensure the Hyde Amendment continues. “Lives are saved when federal taxpayer dollars are not available to pay for abortion and the demise of unbor... Read more