April 24, 2007 MR. SMITH of New Jersey: Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise in very strong support of H. Con. Res. 7, and congratulate Congresswoman Jackson-Lee for authoring this important measure. It sends a very clear and nonambiguous message to the Arab League to recognize the killing fields of Darfur as ``genocide'' and to support the deployment of the hybrid U.N. peacekeeping force pursuant to U.N. Resolution 1706. It is timely that we consider t... Read more

A resolution authored by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) calling for substantial human rights reforms in Vietnam was overwhelming approved today by the House Foreign Affairs Committee during their first mark-up since Vietnam’s kangaroo court conviction of Father Nguyen Van Ly. Read more

The Manasquan Inlet to Barnegat Inlet beach replenishment project cleared a major hurdle as the U.S. House of Representatives voted to authorize over $200 million dollars for the project, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)—who worked tireless to secure the authorization—announced today. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chairman of the Bipartisan Pro- Life Caucus, made the following statement today after the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed the federal ban on partial-birth abortion: Read more

U.S. Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Mike Doyle (D-PA)—Co-Chairmen of the Congressional Coalition on Autism Research and Education (C.A.R.E.)—introduced sweeping legislation to improve and expand services for families of autistic individuals, which was announced today at a Capitol Hill press conference with actor-autism advocate Bradley Whitford. Read more

There are over 100 major chemical facilities scattered about our state of New Jersey. They are a familiar site—providing jobs, creating products we use on a daily basis and playing a role in New Jersey and the nation’s economy. Read more

Fact Sheet: Autism Background Autism (also termed autistic disorder or classical autism) is the most common of the ASDs. Other ASDs, as classified by the National Institute of Health’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, include: pervasive developmental disorder-not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS), Asperger disorder, Rett syndrome, and childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD). These five disorders make up the category “Pervasive Developmental Disorders” in the Diagnostic and St... Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today called Vietnam’s sentence of Catholic priest and pro-democracy activist Father Nguyen Van Ly “outrageous and appalling,” and called for the U.S. to immediately intervene to secure his freedom. “The conviction of Father Ly for merely exercising his fundamental human rights is outrageous and appalling, but it also is regrettably predictable. Vietnam claims that they have put an end to human rights abuses, but now the whole world can see that their reforms were ju... Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) today announced that close to $1 million in federal funds has been allocated for vital Manasquan River protection projects and over $3 million for an important beach replenishment project by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Read more

Mr. Chairman, over the past three decades, we have seen a steady increase in the quality, candor, and scope of the annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices. In fighting the plague of human rights abuse, sunlight is often the best disinfectant. On the whole, the Country Reports shine brightly into some very dark corners. We owe a debt of gratitude to the men and women of the Department of State who work so hard to compile them. Read more