By TAPINTO BELMAR/LAKE COMO STAFF AND OFFICE OF U.S. REP. CHRIS SMITH, FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT October 6, 2019 at 9:15 PM Nearly $2 billion in research funding to help children and adults with autism — legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-4th District) — has been signed into law by President Donald Trump. The Autism Cares Act of 2019 will fund critical biomedical autism research, as well as the development of best practices to enhance the lives of persons with autism, said Smith, wh... Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) addressed leaders and members of the New Jersey State Association of Pipe Trades at the opening day of the association's 2019 convention today in Atlantic City. He was introduced by NJSAPT President Michael Maloney and received a warm welcome by the more than 100 attendees. The following are excerpts of his remarks: Special thanks to President Mike Maloney for his extraordinary leadership, effectiveness and tenacity. No one works harder or more effectively for Local ... Read more

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman, Trentonian Staff Writer - President Donald Trump advanced bipartisan legislation this week even as the tweeter-in-chief accused the Biden family of being corrupt and hammered congressional Democrats for launching an impeachment inquiry following his controversial phone call with Ukraine’s leader. “Today, I was proud to sign the Autism CARES Bill!” Trump said Monday in a tweet. “We support research for Americans with Autism and their families. You are not forgotten, we a... Read more

By Keldy Ortiz, Asbury Park Press - The Autism CARES Act, a bill which was co-sponsored by a New Jersey lawmaker, was signed into law Monday by President Donald Trump. The Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support Act (CARES) provides $1.8 billion in funding for autism programs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health and Health Resources and Services Administration. The bill was sponsored by Rep. Chris Smith, R-Mercer, and Rep.... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) congratulated Monmouth County Communications High School in Wall, NJ on being recognized as one of the top-performing schools in the country with a National Blue Ribbon School designation issued by the U.S. Department of Education. “I would like to offer my sincere congratulations to Principal Gleason, the students and staff of Communications High School for being named a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education,” said Rep. Chr... Read more

On this day, we honor all those who have sacrificed to advance human rights in China, including Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo and all those who died 30 years ago during the violent suppression of the 1989 Tiananmen protests. This is not a day for celebration, but remembrance of the Chinese Communist’s Party brutality, its authoritarianism and its efforts to undermine the American economy and society, aided and abetted by some all too eager to make a fast dollar in China. The Communist Pa... Read more

By Carly Baldwin, Patch Staff Oct 1, 2019 3:17 pm - This past Monday, major autism legislation initially inspired by a Brick family and authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) was signed into law by President Donald Trump. The bill, called the Autism CARES Act of 2019, authorizes the federal government to spend $1.8 billion over the next five years to help children and adults with autism by funding research, early detection and treatment. Smith, a Republican, sponsored the bill with Rep. Mike Doyle,... Read more

Major autism legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) to authorize $1.8 billion over five years to help children and adults with autism by funding research, early detection and treatment was signed into law today by President Trump. Smith said the “comprehensive new law,” cosponsored by Rep. Mike Doyle (D-PA) “will fund critical biomedical autism research as well as the development of best practices to enhance the lives of persons with autism. We need answers now and treatment options and... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) joined more than 900 people gathered today at Point Pleasant Beach for the 2019 Alzheimer’s New Jersey “Walk to Fight Alzheimer’s.” The event is expected to raise an estimated $200,000 to fight Alzheimer’s disease. Smith, a leader in Congress in the fight against Alzheimer's which afflicts millions of Americans, addressed marchers, family, friends and supporters of loved ones who suffer or have passed away from Alzheimer’s. The following are excerpts of Congressman... Read more

Bipartisan legislation recognizing September as National Hydrocephalus Awareness Month was introduced in the House of Representatives today. Congressman Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Pediatric and Adult Hydrocephalus Caucus, along with fellow Co-Chair Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), authored the resolution in support of the nearly one million Americans living everyday with hydrocephalus—a life-threatening accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid in the brain that currently has no cure. “Each year... Read more