U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, today issued the following statement after Congressman Lane Evans (D-IL) announced that he would retire at the end of the 109th session: Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, today denounced the Nigerian government’s failure to ensure the secure transfer of former Liberian President Charles Taylor. Smith said that the events surrounding Taylor’s disappearance have enabled “a war criminal to escape from justice.” Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) urged that Congress take action and pass Holly’s Law today after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) learned of two additional deaths following medical abortion with mifepristone (Mifeprex, or RU-486). The announcement of these unfortunate deaths comes after a warning by the FDA about the dangers of RU-486. Read more

U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) and a bipartisan group of a dozen lawmakers today introduced legislation calling on the government of the United Kingdom to begin a full “independent public judicial” investigation of the murder of Northern Ireland defense attorney Pat Finucane. Read more

U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the Congressional committee that oversees human rights, today reiterated his "deep disappointment" over the UN General Assembly’s creation of a "weak and deeply flawed" Human Rights panel and praised US Ambassador John Bolton for standing on principle to defend the victims of human rights abuses around the world. Read more

U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the powerful Congressional human rights committee, expressed “deep disappointment and dismay” that the United Nations General Assembly today adopted a “weak and deeply flawed replacement” for the discredited Human Rights Commission. “To call what the UN did today ‘reform’ is Orwellian,” Smith said. “The victims of human rights abuse around the world deserve better than this new, egregiously flawed council. The hypocrisy and gross ineffectivenes... Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) will join Mayor Fressola and other officials at a ribbon cutting ceremony to unveil a new emergency communications system at Manchester Police Headquarters. Smith worked vigorously to successfully secure nearly $500,000 in federal dollars for this critical system upgrade, called the Enhanced Public Safety Communications project. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), dean of the New Jersey Congressional Delegation and co-sponsor of the National Defense Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2006, issued the following statement after Dubai Ports World's announcement that it would sell its holdings of a subsidiary involved in managing six American ports: Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R- NJ), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, issued the following statement today upon the State Department’s release of the 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices:"I welcome the release of the 2005 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices and commend the State Department for once again making this important annual contribution to the promotion of human rights around the world. These reports serve as a constant ... Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) spoke in strong support of HR 4472 - the Children’s Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2005 – which the House passed today. Smith, who co-sponsored of the bill, said that the bill enhances child protection from sex offenders by improving notification programs and strengthening criminal penalties. Read more