U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today praised President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice for their commitment to women and children following their announcement that the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) had again failed to meet the human rights conditions necessary to receive $34 million funding. Read more

The Microenterprise Results and Accountability Act of 2004 (P.L. 108-484) was authored by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and became law in 2004. The law reformed the loan structure within the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), ensuring that American dollars aimed at helping those most in need would be targeted directly to organizations most able to directly help them. The law created a microenterprise office within USAID to improve oversight and establish new methods of accountability – including an annual report to Congress. The bill also required a new monitoring system to ensure that performance goals are met. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) issued the following statement today after President Bush endorsed the Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) recommendations: Read more

U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), issued the following statement after U.S. District Judge Lawrence Karlton in Sacramento ruled that reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools is unconstitutional because of the phrase “under God”: Read more

The “Children’s Safety Act of 2005,” co-sponsored by Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) was approved by the House of Representatives today by a vote of 371-52. The bill enhances child protection from sex offenders by improving notification programs and strengthening criminal penalties. Read more

Despite efforts by some to quell reality, one of the best-kept secrets in medicine today is that umbilical-cord-blood stem cells and adult stem cells are curing people from terrible conditions and diseases. Read more

Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) will join with House colleagues to support the swift confirmation of John Roberts as Chief Justice of the United States. Read more

U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations, held a hearing today exposing the growing plague of “street children” in Brazil, the Philippines, Uganda and Zimbabwe. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) today announced that the Lakehurst Volunteer Fire Department has received a $261,200 grant from the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Office for Domestic Preparedness. The Lakehurst Department will use the grant to purchase a new fire engine – a pumper. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today led the U.S. House of Representatives in commemorating the signing of the Helsinki Final Act. Smith led floor debate that resulted in House passage of S.J. Res. 19, calling on President Bush to issue a proclamation in recognition of the 30th Anniversary of the signing. Read more