“President Zelensky’s powerful address to a joint session of Congress today included an urgent appeal to help Ukraine defend against Putin’s ongoing and ever-expanding war crimes. The daily slaughter of innocent Ukrainians is escalating. Putin’s air superiority in particular has resulted in massive numbers of deaths and casualties and has seriously undermined the heroic efforts of Ukrainians to defend themselves. The United States should immediately authorize the conveyance of MiG-29 fighter ai...
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Local humanitarian and educational projects championed by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) will receive more than $3 million in modest but critical federal funding to boost health care, autism and food assistance services and to help schools expand educational programs in the Fourth Congressional District. A large portion of the funds secured by Smith will help expand essential services offered by several local health care programs—including $1.1 million for dental and primary care centers at the Visiti...
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Amid the largest and most lethal attack in Europe since World War II, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) this week met with Ambassador of Poland Marek Magierowski to underscore the United States’ commitment to providing aircraft, military equipment and humanitarian aid to those on the frontlines defending freedom against tyranny as well as to coordinate efforts to hold Vladimir Putin accountable for war crimes. Smith’s meeting with the Ambassador comes as Poland has welcomed more than 1.4 million Ukrainia...
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Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today chaired the first hearing in the House of Representatives to hold Russia accountable for its barbaric invasion of Ukraine, pressing for the prosecution of Vladimir Putin and others for their war crimes and crime of aggression against the Ukrainian people and nation. Smith’s hearing follows new legislation he authored and introduced last night urging the creation of appropriate regional or global justice mechanisms to immediately investigate and prosecute Putin and ...
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On Newsmax this morning, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) pressed for the prosecution of Vladimir Putin for war crimes ahead of the congressional hearing Smith is set to chair today regarding the legislation he authored to hold the Russian dictator and others to account. To watch the interview, click here or on the image below:
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Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today voted to provide American veterans with new life-saving health care for serious illnesses caused by exposure to toxic burn pits—used by the military to dispose of hazardous substances—as part of the Honoring our PACT Act (H.R. 3967). With widespread support among the nation’s leading veteran service groups, the legislation comes as thousands of U.S. veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan have been denied access to care for rare and aggressive cancers, serious ...
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At a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) questioned the State Department’s second highest official—Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman—on Ukraine, those left behind in Afghanistan and other important concerns. Smith said: “In a 2014 speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko asked the Obama Administration for military assistance—which he didn’t get—to defend against Putin’s invasion of Crimea and said 'One cannot w...
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The following are excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) during today's debate on the House Floor on H.Res. 956—Supporting the people of Ukraine: Madame Speaker: Over the weekend I met with over one hundred Ukrainian Americans at my district office in Freehold. They told me how their families and friends in Ukraine are coping with Putin’s barbaric invasion—the loss of life, the wounded and escalating concern as bombs and missiles reign down on civilian targets. They appealed for help. Th...
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By Olivia Liu Asbury Park Press Yevgen Kashchenko of New Brunswick said his sister lives in Kyiv, Ukraine. On Friday, a missile hit a house two blocks from her. His father is in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Russian tanks had entered the city Saturday. “The fights are going as we speak,” Kashchenko said. “When Putin says that they do not attack civilians, that’s not true. They attack them throughout the whole country and people die.” Kashchenko was one of about 80 people protesting against the war in Ukrai...
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On the latest edition of “New Jersey Globe Power Hour,” Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) joined David Wildstein on 77 WABC Radio to weigh in on Vladimir Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, calling for the Russian dictator to be prosecuted as a war criminal for slaughtering innocent women, men and children. To listen to the interview, click here or on the image below. ###
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