U.S. Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) presented medals to Miguel Hernandez Colon of Hamilton Township, Mercer County today, more than 66 years after the veteran enlisted in the U.S. Army and was deployed to Korea. Mr. Hernandez, now 85, enlisted in the 65th Infantry Regiment on Feb. 27, 1952 and served through March 10, 1954. In front of many of the veteran’s children, grandchildren and other friends and family at the Active Day of Hamilton adult day care center, Smith presented Mr. Hernandez with... Read more

Senator John McCain was an extraordinarily brave and noble man—a hero—a dedicated husband, father, fighter pilot, and an amazing lawmaker. He endured and overcame unspeakable horrors as a POW, and as a lawmaker never ceased working for members of our armed forces and veterans. And on matters of principle and conviction, Senator McCain was fiercely independent, always willing—even eager—to bend into the wind and not with it. My wife Marie and I will always cherish and deeply respect the incompara... Read more

Ocean Township’s Wanamassa Fire District 2 has received a $67,938 grant through the Department of Homeland Security to purchase a new set of hydraulic rescue tools to help extricate victims of serious car crashes, commonly called the “Jaws of Life.” “The grant will be used by the fire district to purchase what is among the most important tools that first responders bring to motor vehicle accidents and entrapments,” said Rep. Christopher Smith, who represents Ocean Township. “The grant covers rou... Read more

Today, Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) is leading a bipartisan Congressional delegation (CODEL) to Ethiopia to encourage continued political reforms, reinforce human rights issues, and press for freedom for Menashe Levy, an Israeli citizen who has been brutally imprisoned and beaten in Ethiopia with no access to due process rights. Smith is the author of the House-passed H.Res.128, legislation which condemned human rights abuses in Ethiopia and outlined a number of reforms that Ethiopia must take... Read more

On Thursday, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) surveyed extensive flood damage in Wall and Howell Township, meeting with local officials, residents, and law enforcement, and was briefed on the extent of flood damage in Monmouth County after record rainfalls in the area. “The recent flooding has created a disaster for residents in Monmouth and Ocean counties, plain and simple,” Smith said. “I saw roads and bridges washed out—that may take weeks to repair—and met with homeowners who have suffered nightmaris... Read more

BY KEN SERRANO, APP STAFF WRITER - The defense bill signed by President Donald Trump Monday will send 15 new KC-46A refueling tankers to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. And that extends a lifeline to the joint base, effectively removing the possibility of it falling under the ax of base closings, officials said. The $716 billion National Defense Authorization Act earmarks $2.9 billion for the new tankers, also known as the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus. In all, 24 of the tankers are expected to start ... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) participated in a ribbon-cutting or a new solar power installation at Ingersoll Rand’s Trane Residential HVAC plant in Trenton that will help promote energy efficiency and sustainability in the area. “By investing in solar energy to power a portion of Trane’s operations—with the goal of reducing its operation’s greenhouse footprint by 35 percent by 2020—Ingersoll Rand not only ensures cleaner air for the great people who work here and for the people of Hamilton, Tr... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) praised the signing into law of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act, which authorizes funding of projects at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB-MDL) in preparation for the arrival of the KC-46A refueling tankers, bringing more construction jobs to the region and further modernizing JB-MDL for the future, says Rep. Chris Smith who represents a significant portion of the base in Congress.. “The 2019 NDAA signed into law this week by President Trump provides... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, issued the following statement on the news that an Azerbaijan court commuted the remaining prison sentence of Ilgar Mammadov, a prominent Azerbaijani opposition leader and former presidential candidate: “Ilgar Mammadov’s incarceration more than five years ago was an act of political retribution by the same repressive Aliyev regime that today ordered his conditional release. Nothing illustrates more clearly the corruption of Az... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) announced today that the Robbinsville Township Fire Department has been awarded a federal grant in the amount of $18,477 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program. “This grant will be used to purchase critical smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors which the department will hand out going door-to-door to residents who need them, free of charge,” Rep. Smith stated. “This initiative will help distribute early detection devices that can save li... Read more