Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) issued the following statement today on the 47th Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon: “Today, April 30, marks the 47th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the free Republic of Vietnam. Tragically, the Communist government that has ruled the entire country since then asserted totalitarian control over society, which led to a great exodus of people fleeing for hope of a better life and for freedom. Today our nation has been enriched by the contributions of so man...
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Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a staunch advocate for those who serve in uniform, this week introduced new legislation—H.R. 7570—that would require top-ranking military officials to reinstate U.S. service members seeking to return to service after being forcibly discharged from duty as a result of President Biden’s COVID vaccine mandate. Smith, who has authored more than a dozen laws to help veterans and their families, said his legislation comes in response to meetings with constituents—including a ...
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Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Ted Deutch (D-FL), Co-chairs of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, today issued a joint call for added vigilance against hate crimes—including increased levels of protection for the Jewish community and more extensive education on the threat of antisemitism—in response to a report released by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). “Antisemitism won’t go away by ignoring it or wishing it away—it must be defeated,” said Rep. Smith. “There must be z...
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Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, today issued the following statement on “Yom HaShoah”—Holocaust Remembrance Day: “Today, we remember and mourn the over 6 million Jewish men, women and children who died at the hands of Nazi persecution during World War II. Tragically, the same antisemitic hate that fueled the systemic murder campaign waged by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis against innocent Jews plagues the world today in its many manif...
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Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today joined military officials at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, where construction is now underway for a new Lakehurst Readiness Center designed to aid in the training of Guard members and help maintain equipment and unit readiness for deployment. The project comes after $15 million in federal funds have been secured to build the new Center for the 250th Brigade Support Battalion—the ground maintenance company for the New Jersey Army National Guard’s largest brigade...
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In a high-level meeting with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal at the Capitol, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today raised the need to indict and prosecute Vladimir Putin for war crimes now and resolve the dire humanitarian situation unfolding in Europe—including and especially the escalating risk of human trafficking—as Putin continues to wage the largest and most lethal attack in Europe since World War II. “Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and others responsible for unleashing the massive death ...
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The Department of Justice (DOJ) today charged Dion Marsh with federal hate crimes just ten days after Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) asked the DOJ and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to investigate whether antisemitism was a motive in Marsh’s recent violence spree against members of the Orthodox Jewish community in Lakewood and Jackson. The federal charges include one count of carjacking and four counts of violating 18 U.S. Code § 249—the federal statute that Smith specifically asked the DOJ...
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Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) this week pushed to block President Biden’s “outrageous” decision to cancel Title 42—the immigration policy invoked by the Trump Administration to help mitigate the unprecedented surge in illegal border crossings. To address this, Smith has co-sponsored legislation—H.R. 7359—that would extend Title 42 in order to combat the deadly amount of fentanyl pouring across the border, which has spiked dramatically in the past 12 months. “President Biden’s disastrous border polici...
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In a letter to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) asked FBI Director Christopher Wray to investigate whether antisemitism was a motive in the recent Dion Marsh violence spree. Below are excerpts of Smith’s remarks at today’s press conference in Lakewood: “Special thanks to law enforcement for acting decisively and professionally in arresting Dion Marsh and charging him with multiple crimes allegedly committed in Lakewood and Jackson on Friday including thre...
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In a letter to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland today 69 Members of Congress demanded that AG Garland investigate whether federal crimes were committed by a DC abortionist after the grisly discovery of five dead babies. Led by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), the letter states: “We are gravely concerned by allegations brought forward that suggest a preborn baby underwent a partial birth abortion at the Washington Surgi-Clinic in Washington, D.C. We demand that you condu...
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