At a congressional hearing this week, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), called on the United States and international community to immediately step-up efforts to combat the Chinese Communist Party’s genocide against the people of Tibet and hold its enablers to account, including and especially American company Thermo Fisher Scientific. Chaired by Smith, the March 28th hearing included compelling testimony from Richard Gere—the renowned ... Read more

The House of Representatives today passed an amendment offered by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) requiring a comprehensive, independent investigation into the sufficiency of the environmental approval process for 3,400 offshore wind turbines along New Jersey’s coastline during its consideration of the Lower Energy Costs Act (HR 1). Smith said his amendment—which passed by a vote of 244-189 and is now part of HR 1—comes in response to the Biden and Murphy Administrations’ rush to install the massive wi... Read more

The House of Representatives today overwhelmingly passed (413-2) legislation—HR 1154—authored by Rep. Chris Smith, Co-Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, to combat the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ghoulish industry of stealing organs from young people, especially Falun Gong practitioners, Uyghurs and other Central Asians in concentration camps. Smith’s bill now moves to the Senate for further consideration. “These crimes against humanity are unimaginable,” said Smith, w... Read more

During consideration of the Parents Bill of Rights Act (HR 5), the House of Representatives today unanimously passed an amendment offered by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) that would require school officials to notify parents of any video recordings of violent incidents that occur at school. Smith’s amendment—which is now headed to the Senate as part of HR 5—comes in response to the death of Adriana Olivia Kuch, a student at Central Regional High School in Berkeley Township, who tragically too... Read more

Ted Sherman at NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Dion Marsh promised “a blood bath,” according to police. In a violent spree last year, the 28-year-old Ocean County man allegedly stabbed an Orthodox man in the chest, carjacked and assaulted a driver, and then ran down two pedestrians in Lakewood and Jackson, later telling detectives that the Jews were “the real devils.” As he faced a judge to be charged with attempted murder, Marsh was unapologetic, interrupting the proceedings to say: “I’m pretty sur... Read more

At a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) pressed Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the Biden Administration’s push to enter a binding international pandemic treaty that could cede American sovereignty to the World Health Organization (WHO) in the event of a future pandemic. “The zero-draft WHO pandemic treaty—that the Biden Administration and others are pushing to put into effect—starts off with a harsh criticism of the United States and the international c... Read more

Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Kathy Manning (D-NC), Co-Chairs of the House Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, today issued a joint call for renewed vigilance and better protections against hate crimes in response to an alarming new report released by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) that found antisemitic attacks in the US increased by 36 percent over the past year. “ADL’s new report shows that antisemitic violence in the US has surged to alarming levels never before recorded—with... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) chairs a joint congressional hearing with Rep. Maria Salazar (R-FL) on Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega's war against the Catholic Church and civil society. At a congressional hearing today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) called on the Biden Administration and Congress to “enter a new phase” in pressuring Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega and combatting his extreme anti-Catholic persecution and crimes against humanity, including his outrageous 26-year imprisonment of Bishop Ro... Read more

Phil Stilton U.S. Congressman Chris Smith attended a hearing on offshore windarms in New Jersey and slammed President Joe Biden and Governor Phil Murphy over what he called the harmful environmental impact 3,500 wind turbines could have on the coastal ecosystem. Smith said the President and governor’s rush to install nearly 3,500 wind turbines off the coast of New Jersey without sufficient study on their impact on the environment, marine mammals, the fishing industry, tourism and navigational sa... Read more

During a congressional field hearing on offshore wind farms today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) called out the Biden and Murphy Administrations for their rush to install nearly 3,500 wind turbines off the coast of New Jersey without sufficient study on their impact on the environment, marine mammals, the fishing industry, tourism, navigational safety and more. Smith’s colleague Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ) chaired the hearing, hosted at the Jersey Shore, which focused on offshore wind’s signifi... Read more