On the heels of dramatic progress to help redress the wounds of civil war in Liberia, U.S. Congressman Chris Smith today chaired a congressional hearing on Capitol Hill examining the next steps toward accountability for those responsible for the egregious human rights violations suffered by hundreds of thousands of Liberians in recent decades. Smith’s hearing comes just weeks after Liberian President Boakai signed an Executive Order to establish the Office of a War and Economic Crimes Court, wh... Read more

By Maj. Agneta Murnan New Jersey National Guard MANCHESTER, N.J. – The New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs held a ribbon cutting ceremony to commemorate the opening of a National Guard Readiness Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Jan. 4, 2024. The event was attended by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, 4th District; staff of U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, 3rd District; JBMDL mission partners; senior leaders of the New Jersey Army National Guard; design and construction leads f... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) issued the following statement on holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for not complying with Congressional subpoenas issued by the House Oversight Committee and the House Judiciary Committee: “I voted today to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. Attorney General Garland’s outright refusal to comply with a lawful Congressional subpoena that was duly issued by the House of Representatives is an attempt to evad... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) today issued the following statement on President Biden’s too little, too late executive action on immigration amid the ongoing crisis at the US southern border: “President Biden has lied time and again to the American people, falsely claiming he could do nothing to secure our border. Now, worried about his election prospects, he has issued a feeble executive action that fails to fully secure the border and excludes significant provisions needed to stop the growi... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) today issued the following statement as Governor Murphy pushes to further limit community review for offshore wind projects on the heels of a bogus environmental impact statement published by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for the Atlantic Shores South project off the New Jersey coast: “Despite the unmistakable signs that offshore wind projects are economically unsustainable and pose serious dangers, Governor Murphy and the Biden administration cont... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) today issued the following statement on the New York v. Trump verdict: “Today’s wrongful conviction of President Trump—prosecuted by an absolutely biased Democrat district attorney and presided over by an equally politicized judge—tells all Americans and the world that justice in America can and today has been exploited in an attempt to destroy a political opponent. This blatant abuse of power begs the question: is this the harbinger of judicial dirty tricks and ... Read more

After successfully pushing for record funding of the LymeX Innovation Accelerator Program, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), the Chair of the Congressional Lyme Disease Caucus, has requested a meeting with the top official charged with overseeing the promising federal initiative to ensure an aggressive action plan is robustly implemented to advance critical diagnostics and treatments for Lyme disease patients. “With growing case numbers and increasing geographic spread in Lyme disease, the demand for ne... Read more

The following op-ed by Rep. Chris Smith, Chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, appeared in the print edition of the Wall Street Journal on Friday, May 24, 2024: https://www.wsj.com/articles/when-bill-clinton-lost-china-human-rights-trade-847f637c Read more

At a ceremony at RWJBarnabas Health Community Medical Center in Toms River, Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) recognized and honored the cohort of eight students from the Fourth Congressional District whom he nominated and will soon be joining the Class of 2028 at the US service academies to train as our nation’s future officers. “I join your parents, family and friends in congratulating each of you on a truly remarkable achievement—you have all been chosen to represent the Fourth Congressional D... Read more

By Jeanne Wall Published May 22, 2024 at 3:30 AM “It will take each and every one of us to end the scourge of modern-day slavery,” Smith said. “Human traffickers never take holiday—nor can we.” Congressman Chris Smith, Sheriff Shaun Golden, Prosecutor Raymond Santiago and a panel of experts in the fight against human trafficking, took part in a symposium held at the Monmouth County Sheriff's headquarters, in Freehold on Monday. It was a unique opportunity for the large audience, mainly law enfor... Read more