A modern Community-Based Outpatient Clinic to serve the health care needs of area veterans was officially opened this week highlighted at a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended by veteran leaders and officials from the U.S. Department Veterans Affairs.
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The prison release of Chen Guangcheng, one of China’s most heroic human rights defenders, is good news but only a step in the right direction, said Rep. Chris Smith.
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Recalling one of the saddest days in American history, Congressman Chris Smith joined a mother of one of the victims, as well as N.J. Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and other officials and local firefighters to unveil a section of steel from the World Trade Center that will be preserved as a memorial at the Colonial Volunteer Fire Company.
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Those responsible for murder and other human rights abuses of Catholics in Con Dau, Vietnam should be investigated and held accountable, said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith today at a hearing of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.
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Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) a leading human rights lawmaker in Congress and a tenacious proponent of religious freedom recently stated his opposition to the construction of the Ground Zero mosque. “While [the Islamic center developers] can do it — it’s legal — they shouldn’t do it,” Smith told The Hill, on August, 18, 2010.... click here: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/114925-religious-freedom-supporter-says-mosque-should-be-moved * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ...
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Today, August 13, 2010, the Food and Drug Administration approved the application for a new abortion drug, ulipristal acetate, under the label “ella.”
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A sweeping bill to permanently prohibit taxpayer funding of abortion in every federal program was introduced today by Congressmen Chris Smith (R-NJ-04) and Dan Lipinski (D-IL).
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Growing evidence of U.S. taxpayer money spent on the controversial proposed Kenyan constitution vote set for Aug. 4 drew sharp criticism from four Members of the House of Representatives this afternoon. U.S. Reps. Trent Franks (AZ-02), Jeff Fortenberry (NE-01), Joseph Pitts (PA-16) and Chris Smith (NJ-04) criticized the Obama Administration’s spending to influence the vote on the referendum through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID has reported spending at least $23 mi...
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After almost three years of meticulous, thorough negotiations, legislation to protect children from known child sexual predators seeking to travel abroad was cleared today by the House of Representatives.
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