Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) today participated in the official opening of a new state-of-the-art aviation hangar to house a critical Army mission on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB-MDL). Joined by Rep. Thomas MacArthur (NJ-03), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Col. David Caldwell, Directors Henry J. Muller Jr. and Gary Blohm and senior leadership from across the base, the Communications Electronics Research Development Engineering Center (CERDEC) Flight Activity hangar will retain this mission in ... Read more

One year to the date of its enactment, Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) reports that the International Megan’s Law is already having the intended effect of reducing the threat of child sex tourism. Smith, who authored the bill, met today with a delegation from Thailand who expressed deep gratitude for the enactment of the law. During the meeting, Ambassador Pisan Manawapat, joined by representatives from the Royal Thai Police force, indicated that in Thailand alone, over 160 convicted sex offenders were... Read more

At a Capitol Hill briefing this week promoting heart health for women, Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), co-chair of the Congressional Coalition on Heart and Stroke, said, “increased awareness, education and federal resources have helped, but too many people still wrongfully see heart disease as a ‘man’s disease’—thereby missing key warning signs and grave risks for women.” “Cardiovascular disease causes 1 in 3 women’s deaths each year,” said Smith, who has been a strong supporter of funding for the Nat... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), Chair of the House Congressional Human Trafficking Caucus, today spoke at the Capitol Hill premier of “I Am Jane Doe,” an anti-Human Trafficking documentary which chronicles the epic battle that several American mothers are waging on behalf of their middle-school aged daughters, all victims of sex-trafficking facilitated by public webpages. “Through a series of successful anti-trafficking laws, Congress has made perfectly clear that those who knowingly benefit financial... Read more

Out of an abundance of caution for the health, safety and welfare of Monmouth County families, JCP&L’s powerline project should be rejected as proposed, said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) in a statement submitted to the New Jersey Senate Economic Growth Committee on February 6, 2017. Addressed to Chairman Lesniak and Members of the Senate Economic Growth Committee, the statement read: I thank you for this opportunity to have my testimony in opposition to the Jersey Central Power & Light’s (JCP&L... Read more

Responding to reports that Russian democracy activist Vladimir Kara-Murza, currently in a coma in a Russian hospital, was diagnosed with “acute poisoning by an undetermined substance,” Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) released the following statement: “I am deeply concerned by reports that, just as in 2015, Vladimir Kara-Murza was poisoned in Russia. Kara-Murza has been a champion of free and fair elections in Russia, and has fought bravely to hold Russian officials accountable for human rights violatio... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith, who spoke in strong support of sanctions against Iran last November, issued the following statement on the introduction of sanctions against Iran: I welcome the President’s decision today to hold Iran accountable and put a firm end to the Obama administration’s policy of accommodation and concessions toward the dangerous regime in Tehran. The newly announced sanctions, which target entities affiliated with Iran’s missile program, are the proper response to Iran’s provocative mi... Read more

The UN's escalating anti-Semitism and hostility toward Israel, and what the United States can do to stop it, was the topic of a hearing held today on Capitol Hill. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), along with Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27), co-chaired the hearing with hopes that a united Congress and President will cast aside the failed policies of the previous Administration and return the U.N. to its original mission. “In a world of oppressive dictators, international menaces, and systemic human rig... Read more

The recent actions of the U.N. concerning Israel and the Palestinians will be the topic of a House hearing to be held Thursday entitled “Israel, the Palestinians, and the United Nations: Challenges for the New Administration.” The hearing, held jointly by Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), Chairman of the House Panel on International Organizations, and Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL-27), Chairman of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa will include testimony from experts including the Execu... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) issued the following statement on the Executive Order signed January 27th, 2017: “While the Executive Order was initially poorly implemented, leading to confusion and fear—especially for green card holders from the seven countries previously identified by Congress and the Obama Administration as countries of concern—the assessment from the FBI that there are gaps in data when vetting refugees from conflict zones cannot be ignored. “The reports that ISIS has smuggled more... Read more