Included as part of President Bush’s fiscal year 2009 budget request to Congress released yesterday is $15.4 million for the development of an Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) test facility at Navy Lakehurst. Read more

A bipartisan group of US lawmakers, led by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) have petitioned the Norwegian Nobel Committee to select jailed human rights activist Dr. Oscar Biscet for the Nobel Peace Prize. Reps. Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Mario Diaz-Balart, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, and Albio Sires cosigned a letter with Smith and sent it to the Committee on January 31. Read more

Mr. Smith of New Jersey Mr. Speaker, Today, 35 years after the infamous Supreme Court decisions legalizing abortion on demand throughout pregnancy, we mourn the estimated 50 million innocent girls and boys whose lives were cut off by abortion—a staggering loss of children’s lives, equal to six times the total number of people living in my home state of New Jersey. Someday future generations of Americans will look back on us and wonder how and why such a rich and seemingly enlightened society, s... Read more

U.S. Rep Chris Smith (R-NJ) who traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) earlier this month ahead of the Goma Peace Conference today made the following statement regarding the continued peace talks which convened on January 7th. Read more

At an event last night commemorating the fortieth anniversary of the Soviet Jewry movement and the twentieth anniversary of the March to Washington in December 1987, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) received, “The Soviet Jewry Liberty Award” from the American Jewish Committee for his work with the Russian Jewish community. Read more

U.S. Rep Chris Smith arrived here Thursday launching a four-day human rights mission that will focus on combating human trafficking, child soldiers and sexual violence while at the same time underscoring US commitment to critical peace negotiations due to convene on January 7, 2008. Read more

Today, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) announced Isles Inc., will receive nearly $100,000 in the fiscal year 2008 budget approved by both the House and Senate. Read more

The House of Representatives passed funding for the Monmouth, Ocean, Middlesex (MOM) Passenger Rail Line tonight, said Congressmen Chris Smith (NJ-04) and Jim Saxton (NJ-03), who had worked throughout the year to have the money included in the 2008 budget. Read more

At a House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee hearing today on Capitol Hill, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) issued the following statement on the BRAC decision on Ft. Monmouth: “While it is probably true that many—perhaps most—of the BRAC recommendations years to date have refocused, synergetically enhanced and led to positive military outcome—ie: Joint Base New Jersey—the impending closure of Ft. Monmouth represents an egregious exception, that unnecessarily puts the warfighter at risk. Read more

In a turn of events, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ) received notification from Secretary of the Army Pete Geren that the Army has overturned its initial ruling and will grant the family of PFC Ryan D. Christensen their request for a memorial tree to be included in “Warriors Walk.” Read more