Rep. Chris Smith was a guest on the Bill Spadea morning drive radio show on Sept. 23, 2019 to talk about Senate passage of his bipartisan 'Smith-Doyle' bill on federal autism programs: Congressman Chris Smith, one of the strongest champions of the ‘little guy’ in Washington DC, joined me Monday to share his latest victory on your behalf. Since joining the House of Representatives in 1981, Chris Smith has been an advocate for families dealing with Autism. Forty years ago, the numbers in Jersey we... Read more

By Dan Alexander NJ101.5 Staff - The House of Representatives has approved a request by New Jersey U.S. Rep. Chris Smith directing the Department of Defense's Inspector General to determine whether the military experimented with ticks and insects as possible biological weapons between 1950 and 1975. The 4th Congressional District representative said he wants to know if such experimentation is connected with the growth of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases in the United States. "With Lyme... Read more

The Smith-Doyle Autism CARES Act of 2019, (HR 1058), was approved unanimously by the Senate late this afternoon, following July passage by U.S. House of Representatives. “This $1.8 billion, five-year package will fund a whole-of-government approach to helping children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and their families,” Smith said. "When enacted the law will authorize autism-related programs at National Institutes of Health (NIH) at $296 million, the Centers for Disease Control an... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) joined Speaker Pelosi at a bipartisan press conference called today to announce that the House of Representatives will take up Smith’s bill, HR 3289, the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 to send a clear and unified message to the protesters in Hong Kong that they have the full support and backing of the United States in their quest for justice and freedom. The Speaker promised to bring Smith’s bill to the floor for a vote as soon as possible. The bill must... Read more

By Tami Abdollah | AP - September 17 at 4:23 PM - WASHINGTON — Activists involved in the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong appealed to U.S. lawmakers Tuesday to support their fight by banning the export of American police equipment that is used against demonstrators and by more closely monitoring Chinese efforts to undermine civil liberties in the city. The activists, including several young people who have emerged as prominent figures in a leaderless movement, testified before a U.S. governme... Read more

By Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com WASHINGTON — New Jersey Rep. Chris Smith has tried for years to pass legislation protecting Hong Kong’s democratic systems from Chinese incursions. He may finally get his wish. As protesters continue to face down Chinese authorities in Hong Kong, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Wednesday she would bring Smith’s bill up for a vote. The legislation first is scheduled to be considered by the House Foreign Affairs Committee next week. “I’ve heard ... Read more

The inspiring protests in Hong Kong are “a daily reminder of the stark differences between free and authoritarian societies,” said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), at a bipartisan hearing held today by the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) on “Hong Kong’s Summer of Discontent and U.S. Policy Responses” carried live on CSPAN. Smith is a CECC Commissioner as well as a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. “The people of Hong Kong have shown us again that a free people... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) gave opening remarks at a hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) Tuesday at the Dirksen Senate Office Building. The following are excerpts of remarks from Rep. Smith, a commissioner on the CECC: It’s been a long, hot, summer in Hong Kong. The inspiring protests there are a daily reminder of the stark differences between free and authoritarian societies. The people of Hong Kong have shown us again that a free people will not easily accept the boo... Read more

BY RANDY BERGMANN - APP Editor & Columnist In what was a particularly timely appearance, Elan Carr, special U.S. envoy for monitoring and combating anti-Semitism, came to Lakewood Tuesday to talk about growing anti-Semitism and how to combat it in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere. While he talked mostly in broad strokes about the rise of anti-Semitism throughout the world, locally he singled out the Rise Up Ocean County Facebook page as a scourge and noted with disgust how some local politicians h... Read more

The following are excerpts of remarks made by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) at the 2019 Bradley Beach Alzheimer’s Walk on Saturday, September 14, 2019: Every 65 seconds someone, somewhere in the country is newly afflicted with Alzheimer’s Disease. Today there are an estimated 5.8 million people in America—180,000 in New Jersey alone—coping with Alzheimer’s. Unless we research our way to a breakthrough, nearly 14 million will suffer from Alzheimer’s disease by 2050. This morning, you are not only raisi... Read more