U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Africa, Global Health and International Operations Subcommittee, today delivered the following remarks at a "Newsmakers" event at that National Press Club: Human rights in Ethiopia is not a burning question in Washington today. It ought to be. We don’t read, or hear, or talk much about it. That has to change, and I believe most of us here today know that. That’s why we’re here. I got involved in Ethiopian human rights iss...
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On behalf of the United States delegation, I would like to thank our Romanian hosts and you, the ministers, ambassadors, NGOs and my fellow delegates for engaging in a discussion of how to combat anti-Semitism and other forms of intolerance in the OSCE. Let me also commend the Romanian Foreign Minister, Mr. Adrian Cioroianu for proposing to host a regional anti-Semitism meeting. That is a magnificent gesture from Romania.
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The following are excerpts from the speech delivered by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today at the March for Life on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.:
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First, let me thank the organizers of this conference for inviting me to speak. I applaud the co-sponsors for putting together this timely and sober gathering to mark the one-year anniversary of the Andijon events.
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Once again we are gathered to praise the outstanding work that Michael Cromartie and the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom are doing. They continue to perform exactly as the Congress intended when it passed the International Religious Freedom Act, which created the Commission. They have kept the eyes of the world, and of our own policy makers, on the central importance of religious freedom in our foreign policy. I am proud to have been an original co-sponsor.
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Your willingness to endure the cold and snow in this great witness for life is truly inspiring – and special thanks to Nellie Gray for her extraordinary leadership.
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Following are excerpts of remarks delivered today by Congressman Chris Smith (R-Hamilton), Co-Chairman of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, at the 31st annual March for Life:
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Congressman Chris Smith, Vice Chairman of the House Committee on International Relations and the author of the first comprehensive U.S. law to address human trafficking, delivered the following remarks as the keynote speaker of the first International Conference on Trafficking, attended by delegates from more than 120 nations. Following are Rep. Smith’s remarks:
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On behalf of the New Jersey House delegation, allow me to express my deepest gratitude to the Chamber and First Union/Wachovia for not only sponsoring this successful event -- which allows us the chance to renew old friendships and start new ones (and to see who is running for governor) -- but for the meaningful insights, counsel and direction the Chamber gives to us and our staffs.
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