The following are excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) on the House Floor on the Biden Administration’s new Veterans Affairs (VA) abortion policy: “As former chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, I have always deeply respected and strongly supported the unique mission of VA healthcare. Comprised of 171 medical centers and 1,113 outpatients’ clinics, the VA operates the largest integrated health care network in the world. VA medical personnel—371,000 professionals and su...
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Rep. Chris Smith speaks on the House Floor in support of the Fairness for 9/11 Families Act (HR 8987). The legislation is based on a bill—HR 8667—introduced by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (left) and cosponsored by Smith and Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY) to provide lump sum catch-up payments to immediate family members of 9/11 victims who have been unjustly barred from restitution. Long-overdue legislation passed by the House of Representatives today brings the immediate family members of victims killed...
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Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today met with Poland’s Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau (center) and Ambassador of Poland Marek Magierowski (left) to discuss their country’s extraordinary efforts to assist refugees fleeing Russia’s war in Ukraine as well as the ongoing need for deterrence and stability in the region.
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The following are excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) during debate in the House of Representatives on the Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022 (HR 8446): “I rise to speak in strong support of the bicameral, bipartisan Global Food Security Act (GFSA) of 2022. Today’s vote on Global Food Security will show that we can come together to advance the Good, notwithstanding our differences. For the GFSA is a model of cooperation, from the collaboration between Congresswo...
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Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Congressional Uyghur Caucus, together with fellow Co-Chair Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) this week introduced new legislation (H.Res. 1393) calling on the United Nations to investigate the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) horrific human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. The legislation comes on the heels of a recent report published by the UN Office of the High Co...
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Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) today joined his House Republican colleagues in introducing a new “Commitment to America” focused on the four pillars of building a strong economy, creating a safer nation, ensuring a future built on freedom, and holding the US government accountable. “We are united in this bold commitment to the American people and will continue to work tirelessly to combat the disastrous policies pushed by President Biden that have caused decades-high inflation and have tragica...
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Outside the White House on Wednesday, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) met with Uyghur activists—including four Chinese concentration camp survivors—on the third day of their hunger strike calling for the Biden Administration to hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable for its ongoing genocide against the Uyghur people. Smith, who has chaired more than 75 congressional hearings on the Chinese government’s horrific human rights abuses, spoke with those participating in the hunger strike just hours af...
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In the midst of an alarming surge in antisemitic attacks across the United States, Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) today announced nearly $3.4 million in federal funds that will help bolster the security of more than 20 schools, houses of worship and child care centers across Lakewood. The federal dollars come at a crucial time after a report published by the Anti-Defamation League shows that New Jersey had the second-highest number of incidents of antisemitism last year—a shocking 25 percent i...
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Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) today introduced new legislation—the Protect Pregnancy Care Centers Act of 2022—that would require the Biden Administration to publicly disclose how it is handling the investigation and prosecution of violent extremists who attack pregnancy resource centers. The bill already has 28 cosponsors. “Now more than ever, we need to ensure the safety and security of the estimated 3,000 pregnancy care centers that provide life-affirming alternat...
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By of Vin Ebenau, Townsquare Media NJ - We are about to mark 10-years in about a months time since Superstorm Sandy ravaged the Jersey Shore and while conditions along the beaches have improved mostly over the years with higher dunes and other work being done, things are not all the way back. It's been a 10-year battle for several municipalities who've run into unnecessary red tape in trying to build back up the beaches and provide protection for residents, homes, businesses, and the way of liv...
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