Congressman Chris Smith, Co-Chairman of the Congressional Coalition for Autism Research and Education (CARE – also known as the Autism Caucus), made the following statement today regarding the California Department of Developmental Services’ latest report on autism spectrum disorders.
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Congressman Chris Smith, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, made the following statement about today’s opening of the Fort Monmouth Veterans Clinic.
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Major legislation that authorizes spending for the State Department and many national foreign policy initiatives contains more than a half-dozen amendments authored by Congressman Chris Smith, Vice Chairman of the Committee on International Relations. After a two-day markup session, the bill was adopted by the full committee and is expected to be on the House floor in early June.
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The House Committee on International Relations today approved the Fiscal Year 2004 Foreign Operations Authorization Bill with an amendment offered by Vice Chairman Chris Smith that would enable the United States to provide humanitarian relief to refugees while maintaining stringent homeland security safeguards.
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The powerful House International Relations Committee today adopted an amendment to the foreign operations authorization bill that aims to eliminate anti-Semitic messages and references from United Nations-sponsored education programs (UNRWA) for Palestinian refugees.
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One day after the state’s Congressional delegation pressed a top Homeland Security official to provide funding help to New Jersey, members of the delegation announced that the state has received a $14.22 million formula grant to help fund its growing security obligations
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Congressman Chris Smith, a leading advocate in Congress of life-enhancing and life-affirming biomedical research, testified before a key Congressional committee today to ask for millions of additional dollars in federal funds to support key research and patient support projects.
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Seeking to ensure New Jersey receives its fair share of federal homeland security dollars, the state’s Congressional delegation is meeting today with Homeland Security Undersecretary Asa Hutchinson who is charged with administering much of the funds provided by Congress for state and local homeland security efforts.
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Congressmen Chris Smith and Ed Markey – the Co-Founders and Co-Chairmen of the Bipartisan Congressional Alzheimer’s Task Force – today introduced legislation to modify a Medicare provision that keeps thousands of disabled persons unfairly locked up inside of their homes.
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