Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) today voted for passage of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act or JOBS Act, a package of six bipartisan proposals that are specifically designed to increase capital and growth opportunities for small businesses and create jobs for the unemployed and under-employed. “Creating new jobs and boosting the economy remain a number one priority for the entire nation,” Smith said. “Enactment of the JOBS ACT—bipartisan legislation—will spur real job growth and put peopl... Read more

By Congressman Chris Smith Late last month, two bioethicists—Dr. Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva—published an outrageous “paper” in the Journal of Medical Ethics justifying the deliberate, premeditated murder of newborn babies during the first days and weeks after birth. Giubilini and Minerva wrote “when circumstances occur after birth that would have justified abortion, what we call after-birth abortion should be permissible.” If a newly born child poses an economic burden on a family, ... Read more

The widespread and ongoing human rights abuses by the Vietnamese Government are the focus of “The Vietnam Human Rights Act,” a bill passed today by the full House Foreign Affairs Committee, said U.S. Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), author of the bill. “It is imperative that the United States Government send an unequivocal message to the Vietnamese regime that it must end its human rights abuses against its own citizens,” said Smith, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee who ch... Read more

On behalf of its 37,046 supporters in the 4th district of New Jersey, The Humane Society of the United States, together with its affiliate, the Humane Society Legislative Fund, will present an award to U.S. Rep. Christopher H. Smith R-N.J. for his leadership on animal protection legislation in 2011. Rep. Smith will receive a Humane Champion award for earning a perfect score on the 2011 Humane Scorecard and for his leadership on the animal welfare enforcement funding letter for Agriculture Approp... Read more

It is with deep sorrow and sadness that we remember our friend and colleague Donald Payne who passed today. He had colon cancer. The full House of Representatives recognizes and honors by this resolution and by our words this extraordinary man who dedicated his entire life to public service; a man who made a significant difference in the lives of many—in his district, in our state, in the nation and in the world. Elected in 1988 after first serving as a Newark City Councilman and Essex County Fr... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives about Congressman Don Payne (NJ-10). "Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is with deep sorrow that I inform the House that our dear friend and colleague, Donald Payne has passed... ." Congressman Smith's remarks on CSPAN can be viewed by clicking here. Related article: Star Ledger Read more

An emergency hearing entitled “China's Repatriation of North Korean Refugees” was the topic of a hearing of the U.S. China Commission held Monday by Chairman Chris Smith (NJ-04). “Dozens of North Koreans are today at imminent risk of persecution, torture—even execution—owing to China’s decision to forcibly repatriate them in stark violation of both the spirit and the letter of the 1951 Refugee Convention and 1967 Protocol to which China has acceded,” Smith said. “The international community—espe... Read more

The challenge of determining the fate of missing persons in the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSEC) region was the topic of a hearing held today by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), chairman of the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, also known as the U.S. Helsinki Commission. Queen Noor of Jordon, Commissioner of the International Commission on Missing Persons, was the lead witness at the hearing. "Her Majesty, Queen Noor is an active patron, president, ... Read more

Officials from the first Medicare-sponsored Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) in New Jersey met with Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) earlier this week to provide an update on the program and thank him for his leadership in helping to bring PACE to our state and ensuring that these vital healthcare services remain available for the elderly and disabled in our area. The PACE site, located on the Hamilton-Trenton border and serving residents of all of Mercer County and portions of north... Read more

A draft plan released this week that maps out a national, comprehensive plan to address Alzheimer’s, a disease that afflicts millions of Americans, lays out a path for development of more effective and timely treatments, earlier diagnoses, and improved support services for patients and their caregivers, said Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease. "Cases of this dreaded disease are on the rise," said Smith. “The toll of human suffering is... Read more