"Forty years ago this past Tuesday marks the U.S. Supreme Court's infamous, reckless and inhumane abandonment of women and babies to abortionists," said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) in his remarks to commemorate today's March for Life in Washington, D.C. "Forty years of victims--dead babies, wounded women, shattered families. "Forty years of government sanctioned violence against women and children. "Since 1973, more than 55 million children have been killed by abortion--a staggering loss of c... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (Robbinsville, NJ) spoke at a ribbon-cutting for the newly-renovated Ocean Health Initiatives, Inc., a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), on 2nd Street in Lakewood, Ocean County, N.J. Smith helped the facility, which served over 23,700 patients in 2011, obtain its FQHC designation in order to meet area health care needs of the town of 93,000 residents, seventh largest in New Jersey. Smith spoke to the crowd at the ceremony, then later toured the facility, speaking ... Read more

"It is an honor and privilege to join these courageous 'nurses of conscience' who at great risk of being fired, demoted or otherwise retaliated against, have asserted their fundamental civil rights guaranteed by both federal and state law by saying “no” to coerced participation in the killing of unborn children at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ)," said Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) this afternoon as he stood side-by-side with eight nurses from an obstetrics unit... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), Chairman of the Commission for Security and Cooperation in Europe, also called the Helsinki Commission, addressed a human trafficking conference sponsored by the U.S. State Department entitled "Building Bridges to Freedom." Other speakers included Martin Fowke, U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime, and Eleanor Gaetan, of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women. To read Congressman Smith's remarks, click here. Smith is author of the landmark Trafficking Victims Prote... Read more

"Chairman Dennis Bone, President Tom Bracken and the entire Chamber leadership, on behalf of the 13 Member House delegation, let me note that we are deeply grateful for your extraordinary leadership, vision and proven commitment to building a better and more prosperous New Jersey." "Prosperity, as we know, doesn’t just happen. Business leaders make it happen. You create the ways and means to feed, clothe, connect, heal, house, and entertain our families." "For a century now, the New Jersey Chamb... Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith presented medals for three families of World War II veterans today at the Hamilton Township Library in the lower level meeting room. Read more

Congressman Chris Smith today addressed the tens of thousands of citizens who gathered to “March for Life” in the nation’s capital on the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortions. Read more

Congressman Chris Smith, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and leading human rights lawmaker, delivered the following address today at “The London Conference on Combating Anti-Semitism: Read more

Congressman Chris Smith was one of the key speakers to address hundreds of thousands of marchers from across the nation who descended on the National Mall today to express their support for unborn children, and opposition to expected large-scale expansion of abortion policies from newly elected President Barack Obama. “Each of you are an integral part of the greatest human rights struggle on the face of the earth – the right to life movement – a selfless expression of tangible love, compassion a... Read more

There is no question that Congress needs to act to help resolve America’s credit crisis—and soon—but not without comprehensive review, transparency, analysis, and due diligence. That hasn’t happened. It must. Options and alternatives to solving the recent credit debacle through means other than putting taxpayers at risk to the staggering tune of $700 billion should have been thoroughly vetted and considered. They were not. And I remain deeply concerned that far too many distressed homeowners wil... Read more