As part of its “China Week” push to counter the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) economic aggression and espionage in America, the House of Representatives today overwhelmingly passed (413-3) legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) aimed at rescinding the diplomatic immunities and privileges of Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (HKETOs) that do the bidding of the CCP within the United States. Smith’s legislation—the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) Certification Act (HR 110... Read more

A New Jersey adult survivor of international child abduction shared heartbreaking testimony of her immense tribulations growing up in a foreign land and her long and difficult journey to return to the United States at a congressional hearing chaired by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today. Born in Newark, Nafeesah Ali Ismail was only seven years old when she was abducted by her father to a small village in Northern Egypt, where everything was foreign to her. “I was only seven, and I didn’t really unde... Read more

The following are excerpts of remarks delivered on the House Floor by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), the Dean of the New Jersey Congressional Delegation, while leading the House of Representatives in a moment of silence to honor the late Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. (D-NJ): “Mr. Speaker, my colleagues and I rise to convey our deepest sorrow on the passing of our longtime friend and 14-term New Jersey Congressman Bill Pascrell Jr. of the 9th District in New Jersey. We offer our prayers and heartfelt condole... Read more

The following are remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) submitted in the Congressional Record in honor of his good friend and remarkable Lyme disease advocate, Pat Smith of Wall, New Jersey, who passed away peacefully on August 17, 2024: Pat Smith, a trailblazer for Lyme Disease patients, with Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester). Read more

Dan Radel Asbury Park Press POINT PLEASANT BEACH - The dangerous shoal is all but gone. In the end, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dug enough sand out of Manasquan Inlet to fill 13½ Olympic-size swimming pools. There is still some mop-up work to be done later this month, but the Corps finished the great majority of the job on Aug. 25, roughly 2½ weeks after it started dredging the inlet to rid the shoal which formed on the Point Pleasant Beach side of the inlet. The final tally was approximate... Read more

By Jim Lonergan Published Friday, August 23, 2024 at 9:27 PM The threat that Middletown and the entire Bayshore area faced with offshore wind projects last year, has now moved further down the shore and there is an army of citizens pushing back. A group of over 1,000 residents, both in-person and virtual, took a stand against offshore wind at an event held Monday night at the Senior Center in Manasquan. Organized by the local group Stop the High Risk Power Cables, the meeting brought together ex... Read more

Mike Davis Asbury Park Press The 5G wireless poles under construction across the borough will be removed under the terms of a settlement announced Tuesday. In a Facebook post, Point Pleasant Beach Mayor Doug Vitale said the borough would pay "limited compensation" to developer Munisite Networks, who began construction on 5G wireless poles earlier this year. The poles were approved as part of a 2021 agreement with the borough, which allowed Munisite to construct wireless poles at as many as 74 lo... Read more

By Kieran Sullivan — On Monday, Aug. 19 Stop The High-Risk Power Cables, a citizen group concerned about plans to run what they call “high risk” power cables through Sea Girt, Manasquan and Wall Township, held a community meeting before a large, online Zoom audience. After gaining traction in the local community since the group’s formation, the group held the meeting before a virtual audience of over 1,000 attendees about a proposed turbine plan off the East Coast. The meeting was attended by U... Read more

By Alyssa Riccardi Jersey Shore Online Staff Writer - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have begun dredging the Manasquan Inlet to remove the large build-up of sand along the jetty. The two-mile-long manmade channel is located within the boundaries of Point Pleasant Borough and became navigable in 1926. The waterway connects the Manasquan River and the Barnegat Bay. Crews from the Corps started dredging the waterway on August 6, with a goal to remove the sand built-up on the Point Pleasant Beach ... Read more

In a letter to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK), Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) strongly advocated for robust federal funding for programs that provide critical nutritional services for seniors, including Meals on Wheels of Ocean and Monmouth Counties and other effective community-based initiatives that deliver hot meals to seniors in need. “With the appropriations process underway, I urge you to ensure that sufficient funding is provided for the Older Americans Act (OAA) Title ... Read more