By Carl Comegno Gannett Staff Reporter - Master Sgt. Chris Joyce used to have to lay on his stomach to control the refueling boom of the Air Force's KC-135 refueling tankers. "Lying down was backbreaking," he said. As one of the first airmen trained to operate the boom on the Air Force's aging refueling tankers, Joyce was happy to see two new KC-46A Pegasus supertankers arrive at the Joint Base this week. Boom operators on the new tankers sit more comfortably at a console in front of computer s... Read more

A bipartisan infrastructure bill supported by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) to repair and rebuild dangerous roads, bridges, rail lines, tunnels, lead-contaminated water pipes and more will become law on Monday. “Above all, this legislation is necessary to better ensure the safety of the people in my district, New Jersey, and the nation,” Smith said. Officially known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the bill will fund hard infrastructure projects and boost commerce, jobs and economic gro... Read more

By Keith Sargeant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com The body was sprawled across a patch of Vietnam jungle, lying where it had been cut down by bullets. The enemy was closing in quickly, but Sgt. Nick Martinez couldn’t leave his man behind, even if meant he’d be exposed in an open field. In the midst of a raging firefight, the man known as “Chico” sprinted to the fallen soldier and tossed down his rifle. He tugged at the shoulders, then tried to lift 200 pounds of dead weight. It wouldn’t budge. Sn... Read more

Project Freedom broke ground for a new development with 72 units, called “Freedom Village At Hamilton Woods” today located at Justice Samuel A. Alito Way &Whitehorse Mercerville Road. Congressman Chris Smith thanked members of Project Freedom for the tremendous work that has been done to make affordable, accessible and barrier free housing available to people. Congressman Smith met Executive Director, Norman Smith three and a half decades ago, he said Norman is not a guy you can say no to, that ... Read more

By Elizabeth Myers - Frank J. Uveges was a man who loved Coors Light, tending to his garden, and keeping in touch with his family all over the country. The man family members called “Uncle Frank” loved giving his children, nieces, and nephews dollar bills for good behavior. While he would give money to the people he loved, he was just as quick to collect money for the organizations he cared about like the Hibernians Club, The American Legion, and the Knights of Columbus. Frank loved Hamilton Tow... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith was a guest speaker at the newly renamed "Frank J. Uveges VFW Post 3525" on Christine Avenue in Hamilton on Saturday, Oct. 30, 2021. Smith presented Post Commander Juan Class with a U.S. flag flown over the Capitol in honor of Mr. Uveges. He also presented Mary Margaret Uveges of Hamilton, daughter of the late veteran, with a plaque that read, "Congratulations and recognition are extended to the family of Frank Uveges by U.S. Congressman Chris Smith, on the occasion of th... Read more

Below is the op-ed written by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-chair of House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism, on the recent explosion of anti-Semitism in the United States and around the world: Read more

The United States today marks the 21st anniversary of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA)—the historic law to combat sex and labor trafficking authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a recognized international leader in the fight against modern-day slavery. Smith’s pivotal landmark legislation created a new well-funded, whole-of-government domestic and international strategy to protect victims, prosecute traffickers and, to the extent possible, prevent trafficking—which has becom... Read more

At a Capitol Hill hearing yesterday, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, denounced the deteriorating state of civil and political freedoms in Hong Kong. Joined by a panel of five distinguished witnesses, Smith demanded accountability for Hong Kong officials beholden to Communist China for their crackdown on civil liberties. Click here or on the below image to watch the hearing. The hearing was held on the eve of the second anniversary of the passage i... Read more

News 12 Staff - Jersey Shore towns still owing millions of dollars in Federal Emergency Management Agency loans following Superstorm Sandy will get a much-needed break - the loans were forgiven by the government. "Saving a million here, 2 million there and these municipalities is going to go a long way, and that's money that can be better spent on perhaps maybe mitigation efforts, resiliency, somewhere else in the community where we can get the best thing for our buck,” says Sandy survivor Joe ... Read more