By Paul D. Shrinkman, Senior Writer, National Security CHINA ON THURSDAY threatened to sanction U.S. lawmakers who have been particularly critical of its response to the coronavirus pandemic, an unprecedented move that comes as Beijing pushes back on international condemnation about its handling of the virus' spread. [ SEE: The Latest News on the Coronavirus Outbreak ] Legislation introduced by a series of China hawks on Capitol Hill, along with lawsuits filed by the attorneys general of Missou... Read more

As the U.S. and all nations aggressively combat the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of African countries also face a very serious threat of starvation caused by a devasting locust plague, leading Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)—the former chairman and current ranking Republican of the congressional panel that oversees U.S. policy on Africa and all global health issues—to author bipartisan legislation to help mitigate the crisis and protect critical food supplies in the region. Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), the cu... Read more

Saying that “Alzheimer’s doesn’t stop and neither do we,” members, friends and advocates from the Alzheimer’s Association met with Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) for a virtual town hall “Coffee with Congress” to receive an update on federal efforts, and thank Smith for his steadfast advocacy. “Congressman Smith is a true champion in the fight against Alzheimer’s…a man we all know and admire for his devotion to a world without Alzheimer’s,” said Christine Hopkins, Alzheimer’s Ambassador for the Fourth ... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ04) joined Fox News Channel anchor Jon Scott's Sunday news show to discuss Smith's legislation to allow U.S. citizens and local governments to file suit against the government of China to hold it accountable for the deaths, pain and suffering, and the economic crisis stemming from its intentional misrepresentations to the World Health Organization (WHO) which enabled the coronavirus to spread viciously throughout the U.S. and around the globe. Click here to read about ... Read more

New Jersey’s hard-hit fishing industry, rocked by the coronavirus restrictions that have all but brought their businesses to a standstill, will receive assistance to the tune of $11,337,797 from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and economic Security (CARES) Act, said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04). “As the second most impacted state in the nation in terms of COVID-19 cases and deaths—and the corresponding shutdown to contain the coronavirus—our New Jersey fishing industry has been hammered. This aid i... Read more

Two community health centers that have multiple locations serving tens of thousands of people in Ocean and Monmouth Counties have been awarded an additional $1,394,888 in federal funds to help combat the impact of the coronavirus with expanded testing, said Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04). “The grants will help Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI) and the Center for Health Education, Medicine and Dentistry (CHEMED) located in Lakewood—which has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Ocean County— expand ca... Read more

By Elizabeth Myers TAPinto Editor - Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-4) announced Tuesday that more than $1.2 million in emergency federal funding has been awarded to local housing authorities in central jersey. The federal funding comes from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to expand public housing and help these buildings meet sterilization standards needed to protect residents from COVID-19 (coronavirus). “Housing authorities have incurred significant, unanticipated e... Read more

More than $1.2 million in emergency federal funding has been awarded to local housing authorities in the Fourth Congressional District to expand public housing opportunities and to help local housing facilities meet sterilization standards needed to protect residents during the coronavirus pandemic, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) said today. The back-to-back funding comes from two separate programs both boosted by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act which Smith supported las... Read more

Today, Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) spoke about the rising threat of human trafficking during the COVID-19 outbreak in his address to the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), in Warsaw, Poland, in his position as the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)Parliamentary Assembly’s Special Representative on Human Trafficking Issues. The following are excerpts of his remarks: Special thanks to all the distinguished international participants—especially ... Read more

By Jean Mikle, Asbury Park Press Plans to build a new, expanded veterans clinic in Ocean County have hit yet another roadblock. A notification on the federal Business Opportunities web site said the process to award a bid for the lease of an expanded clinic — along with plans to select a site has been canceled. That means the VA will have to re-do the entire bidding and site selection process, a lengthy procedure that could take many months. This marks the second time the VA has restarted the pr... Read more