PRNewswire -- The Center for Lyme Action, the leading nonprofit dedicated to growing federal funding for Lyme disease, honored Members of Congress who have demonstrated extraordinary support in the push to cure Lyme Disease – the most prevalent vector-borne illness and the most prevalent tick-borne illness in the United States, with nearly a half million new cases estimated each year. "Lyme is a frustrating and debilitating disease, but it's a solvable problem," said Bonnie Crater, co-founder o... Read more

At a rally outside his Freehold office on Saturday, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) joined approximately one hundred Ukrainian-Americans whose family members and friends are in grave danger as Vladimir Putin ruthlessly invades their nation and slaughters innocent women, men and children. Smith, who met with the organizers of the rally in his office, said that President Biden’s disastrous exit from Afghanistan likely enabled Putin to pursue such aggression and called for immediate and strong internation... Read more

As the “Special Representative” on Human Trafficking for the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) provided an update to the intergovernmental body—based in Europe—on his legislative efforts to prevent human trafficking in supply chains during its annual Winter Meeting on February 25th. To listen to Smith’s remarks, click here or on the video below: ### Read more

Walter S. McAfee was an American scientist and astronomer, notable for participating in the world’s first lunar radar echo experiments with Project Diana. Courtesy Monmouth University By Melissa Ziobro WEST LONG BRANCH – Pioneering African American Army civilian scientist Walter S. McAfee is perhaps most famous for his participation in Project Diana, which allowed man’s first “contact” with the moon in 1946. However, McAfee was initially excluded from coverage of the event. Though that was late... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement on Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine: “The unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has no justification nor basis whatsoever in international law and is a horrific affront to the country’s sovereignty and its freedom-loving citizens. Tragically, the legitimate democratic government of Ukraine—which its people fought so hard to establish—hangs in the bal... Read more

At a human rights hearing he chaired today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) denounced the United Kingdom’s (UK) proposed statute of limitations for Troubles-era killings as part of a “massive, ongoing cover-up by the British government” and called on the UK to retract the proposition that Smith said “imperils the fragile peace in Northern Ireland.” The proposal—outlined by the UK’s Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis—would grant de facto immunity to those responsible for the estimated... Read more

New legislation to combat human trafficking authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) together with Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) cleared its first hurdle today, winning unanimous support from the House Foreign Affairs Committee in a vote to send the bill to the House Floor for consideration and passage. Supported by numerous national and international anti-trafficking organizations, the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022—also cosponsored by Rep. Mic... Read more

New legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) with lead Democrat cosponsor Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-OH) recognizes February as American Heart Month and is designed to bring greater awareness to the global cardiovascular health crisis and reaffirm the United States’ commitment to combat heart disease throughout the year. “Heart disease is the leading cause of death for Americans—and more women die from heart disease than all cancers combined,” said Rep. Smith, noting that approximately 659,000... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today joined Newsmax anchor Shaun Kraisman on National Report and slammed the International Olympic Committee’s decision to allow the Chinese Communist Party—a genocidal regime—to host the Olympics. Smith also noted "it's about time" for end of NJ mask mandate on school children and discussed developments in the Russia-Ukraine crisis. To watch the interview, click here or on the image below. ### Read more

By Christina Leslie, Correspondent Congressman Smith and Father Garry Koch, pastor of St. Benedict Parish, Holmdel, pose for a photo before a Catholic Schools Week display in the gathering space of the parish church. “Our Catholic faith is built on rock,” declared U.S. Congressman Chris Smith to the students of St. Benedict School, Holmdel, seated before him Jan. 31. “Nobody does outreach better than our Church.” Smith, a Catholic congressman now in his 21st term as the U.S. representative for ... Read more