Why and how Jews are once again being targeted in Europe was the message of leaders from Europe's Jewish communities who testified before Congress today on the rise of anti-Semitism in their countries. They were joined by American Christian, Muslim, and Jewish leaders who spoke of the threat anti-Semitism poses to non-Jewish communities and even to democratic government. The hearing was called by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), Chairman of the House’s global human rights subcommittee. “Unparall... Read more

The challenges to Internet freedom recently culminating in Russia, China and 87 other countries signing a treaty were the focus of a congressional hearing today by three House subcommittees, including the panel chaired by Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. “We are going to have to work to defend Internet freedom against a very large number of countries that want to regulate it through the International Teleco... Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), and other senior members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, questioned Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about her handling of the terrorist attack in Benghazi which left four Americans dead, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens. At a congressional hearing Wednesday, Smith gave the following are excerpts of his remarks. (Click here or image below to watch the video): "One of my top concerns is that we seem to be relearning the same lessons—again and aga... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith, (NJ04) senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today on MSNBC talked about Secretary Hillary Clinton's handling of the Benghazi terrorist incident that left four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens, murdered. To view the interview, click here or on image below. Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), of Robbinsville, N.J., took to the House floor to call for passage of the Frelinghuysen Amendment, which would provide $33 billion in assistance to communities in the federally-declared disaster areas caused by Superstorm Sandy. His remarks on the House floor are as follows: Read more

In an article published January 13, 2013 in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Jonathan Tamari and Jeremy Roebuck, Inquirer Staff Writers, interviewed U.S. Representative Chris Smith (NJ-04), whose district includes the hard-hit coastal areas of Ocean and Monmouth counties, about the Superstorm Sandy aid package moving through Congress this week: When President Obama issued a disaster declaration for Pennsylvania late Thursday, making the state eligible for federal aid to help with repairs after Sandy, ... Read more

By Edward Colimore, Inquirer Staff Writer (Posted: Thursday, January 10, 2013, 3:01 AM) The Air Force's 108th Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst has been selected as one of five Air National Guard units in the running to host 12 new KC-46A aerial refueling tankers in 2017, officials said Wednesday. The Air Force considered 80 sites in 47 states to base a formal training unit that will receive 36 tankers, plus a Main Operating Base One that will receive 12, and a Main Operating Base Two tha... Read more

The U.S. Air Force today announced that the 108th Wing, located on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB-MDL), has cleared a significant hurdle and is now one of only five Air National Guard units in the running for 12 new KC-46A aerial refueling tankers in 2017. The Air Force considered numerous bases across the country for the first round of basing for three sites: a Formal Training Unit (FTU) location that will receive 36 tankers, a “Main Operating Base 1” (MOB #1) that will receive 12, and “M... Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, gave the following remarks about the new report released on the Benghazi attack of Sept. 11, 2012, at a full committee hearing today. "On March 12, 1999, I chaired a hearing—the fourth in a series—that focused on the findings of the two Accountability Review Boards that had been established to probe the August 7, 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Nairobi and Dar es Salaam," Smith said. "Admiral William Crowe, chai... Read more

Chairman Chris Smith (NJ-04) held a hearing of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China on 2010 Nobel Peace Prize recipient and prominent intellectual and democracy advocate Liu Xiaobo who has led a non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China. Two years since being awarded the prize, Liu Xiaobo remains in a Chinese prison serving the fourth year of an 11-year sentence, while authorities hold his wife under a de facto form of house arrest. The hearing discussed Liu's views o... Read more