Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today slammed Democrats for “enabling the Chinese Communist Party” as they jammed their so-called America COMPETES Act—mammoth legislation totaling more than 2,900 pages—through the House in a vain attempt to push progressive policies under the guise of boosting U.S. competition with China. “This weak legislation fails to hold the Chinese Communist Party to account for its egregious violations of human rights and will further embolden Chinese dictator Xi Jinping by not c...
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By GABRIELLE REYES U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Brian Leung denounced mainstream corporations for supporting Beijing’s hosting of the 2022 Winter Olympics at a “#NoBeijing2022” rally on Thursday in Washington, DC, saying their sponsoring of the event equates to tacit approval of the Chinese Communist Party’s human rights violations. Smith and Leung spoke in person at the demonstration on February 3, organized by the Victims of Communism Memorial Fund (VOC). “...
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The following are excerpts of remarks made by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Ranking Member of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, today during the Victims of Communism’s #NoBeijing2022 rally at the U.S. Capitol: “With great sorrow but with equally great resolve, we meet today on the eve of the Beijing Genocide Olympics to protest Xi Jinping and the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) mass murder, torture, state-sponsored rape, and other gross violations of fundamental human rights. In Janua...
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The following are excerpts of remarks made by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Ranking Member of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China, during today’s protest of the Beijing Genocide Olympics at the Chinese embassy: We are raising our voices in protest and prayer today outside the embassy of the People’s Republic of China. There is irony in this, as it is we who are representing the people, and speaking for those in China who are voiceless. We stand with the oppressed people of China, and not ...
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The New Jersey Restaurant & Hospitality Association (NJRHA) recently hosted Congressman Chris Smith (CD-4) at its latest “Kitchen Cabinet” legislative roundtable to discuss National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, held as a webinar due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Kitchen Cabinet legislative roundtable series is an ongoing grassroots effort, spearheaded by NJRHA, that promotes effective engagement and discussion among businesses and public officials within their district. “Recogniz...
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Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today said the Point Pleasant Canal will receive $3.2 million in federal funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act—the bipartisan infrastructure law he supported and voted “Yes” on in early November—to help repair portions of the bulkhead that have suffered significant damage over the years. “This is great news for Point Pleasant and all mariners who rely on this critical piece of our coastal infrastructure,” said Rep. Smith. “The steel bulkhead along the c...
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By WOBM Staff Reporter Vin Ebenau In the almost 10-years now following Superstorm Sandy, municipalities up and down the Jersey Shore have been working to find solutions to issues along the shore line -- mainly with beach replenishment projects to address flooding, flooding on back bays, sand dunes, etc. while also trying to secure the necessary funding to make it all happen. There's been push after push with state and federal agencies trying to get what they need and in a much quicker timeframe....
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The following are excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) at the March for Life in Washington, DC on Friday, January 21st: Special thanks to the March for Life—and Jeanne Mancini—for providing this amazing opportunity to again rally to protect women and babies from the violence of abortion. We meet this year with fresh hope and heightened expectation that by at least affirming the Mississippi pro-life law—and perhaps going even further—the Supreme Court may soon take a powerful step towar...
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By Rep. Chris Smith - Pro-lifers march for life in Washington D.C. and throughout the country with fresh hope and heightened expectations. By at least affirming the constitutionality of Mississippi’s law to prohibit elective abortion after 15 weeks—the Supreme Court may finally take a powerful step towards inclusion, respect and justice for the weakest and most vulnerable nearly fifty years after Roe. In 1973, the Supreme Court abandoned women and babies to the multi-billion-dollar abortion ind...
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Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today announced $30.2 million in federal dollars from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act—the bipartisan infrastructure legislation he supported and voted for in early November—will help fund critical beach replenishment for Jersey shore towns in the Fourth Congressional District that have suffered serious beach erosion. The long-awaited federal funding—which will replenish beaches from the Manasquan Inlet to the Barnegat Inlet—finally came through after Smith w...
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