Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), immediate past Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Global Human Rights, issued the following statement on Tuesday on Pakistan's top court upholding the acquittal of Asia Bibi: “I welcome the news that Pakistan’s Supreme Court has upheld the acquittal of Asia Bibi, who faced the death penalty after spurious charges of violating Pakistan’s anti-blasphemy law were filed against her. It is a triumph for the rule of law and a victory over extremism. Now more than ever, she ... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), former chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, issued the following statement on Tuesday after Chinese telecoms company Huawei was indicted by U.S. prosecutors: "Huawei is effectively an arm of the Chinese government and is working hard on behalf of the Communist Party to corner the global market on vital technologies. We cannot allow Huawei, ZTE, drone maker DJI, or other companies to embed their technology in U.S. government systems or critical infras... Read more

Below is a transcript of Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)’s video remarks delivered to the Alzheimer’s Community Forum hosted by Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey Chapter at Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, NJ, on January 29: The House is in session today, precluding me from joining this important forum sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association Greater New Jersey Chapter. I appreciate the invite. Special thanks to the Alzheimer’s Association for galvanizing a nation—and world—to confront thi... Read more

Below are excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) at New Jersey's Ninth Annual Human Trafficking Prevention & Awareness Month Event on Friday, January 25, 2019 at the Trenton War Memorial: Thank you Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, Assistant AG Annmarie Taggart, Director Veronica Allende and Program Coordinator Kathy Friess for your extraordinary personal and professional commitments to ending modern-day slavery—in all its horrific manifestations. And special thanks to all the amazing lea... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) issued the following statement on Friday, January 25: I welcome the President’s announcement. We need to immediately restore essential government functions—which I have repeatedly voted to do in recent weeks—while allowing more time to negotiate for funding to secure our border, which I voted for in December. In 2006, I and other members from both parties in Congress—including then-Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton—voted for the Secure Fence Act to authorize a phy... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today announced that the residents of Bradley Beach and Avon-by-the-Sea are once again seeing their mail delivered out of their local post offices beginning this week. Smith, who has pushed to restore basic delivery services to the towns’ residents, thanked the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for identifying solutions for those who have suffered extensive delays and other delivery mishaps after the USPS consolidated operations in the area. “Starting this week, U.S. mail will o... Read more

Rep Chris Smith (R-NJ) issued the following statement on the passing of Bishop Emeritus John M. Smith of Trenton: "Bishop Smith was a man of deep faith, kindness, and an amazing leader of our diocese. He had an incredible sense of humor. “Like so many others, my wife Marie and I were both encouraged and challenged by his homilies and exhortations to faithfully know, love, and serve God at home and in the public square. “With clarity and gentleness, he defended the weakest and most vulnerable inc... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), immediate past chairman of the House Subcommittee on Africa, issued the following statement on Monday on a constitutional court of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ruling that Felix Tshisekedi is the victor in the recent election: “Unfortunately, calls for a free and fair election in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have gone unheeded by the regime of Joseph Kabila. Independent observers have provided sufficient evidence to show that Martin Fayulu won the e... Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris. Smith (R-NJ) spoke to hundreds of thousands in Washington today rallying to protect life. The following are excerpts of his remarks: Thank you, President Trump, for making it absolutely clear today that you will veto any piece of legislation that undermines or nullifies any pro-life policy, regulation, or rule. Your extraordinary announcement—your bold solidarity with the weakest and most vulnerable—couldn’t come at a better time. The new Democratic majority in the House has mad... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), immediate past co-chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, together with Rep. Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), today reintroduced bipartisan legislation—HR 649—that would provide policymakers with new tools and information to address the egregious human rights abuses committed by Chinese Communist Party officials and local authorities in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Over a million Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslim ethnic minorities in the region have be... Read more