“I extend my heartfelt and sincere gratitude to all the men and women who have served our country in the Armed Forces. We all owe a tremendous debt to service members and their families, and today we pay tribute to them for their service. “On this, the 100-year commemoration of Armistice Day, we remember especially the sacrifices of American soldiers who fought for our country in World War I.” Rep. Chris Smith is the former chairman of the Veterans Committee and author of 14 laws helping veteran... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) announced on Friday that the South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority (SMRSA) was honored by the EPA “for excellence and innovation within the Clean Water State Revolving Fund program.” “I am pleased to announce that South Monmouth Regional Sewerage Authority has been recognized for its innovation in making its wastewater pump stations more resilient to large floods like in Hurricane Sandy,” Smith, who in 2013 helped SMRSA obtain a much-needed increase in its reimbursem... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) congratulated St. James Elementary School in Red Bank on Friday on being recognized as one of the top-performing schools in the country with a National Blue Ribbon School honor by the U.S. Department of Education. “There are few greater priorities we should have as a country than the education of our children, and I am thrilled that St. James is being honored as a national Blue Ribbon School for its exemplary record in this regard,” Rep. Smith stated. “St. James ea... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) congratulated St. Leo the Great School in Lincroft on Friday on being recognized as one of the top-performing schools in the country with a National Blue Ribbon School honor by the U.S. Department of Education. “There are few greater priorities we should have as a country than the education of our children, and I am thrilled that St. Leo is being honored as a Blue Ribbon School for its exemplary record in this regard,” Rep. Smith stated. “St. Leo earned this honor ... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith announced on Thursday that AASKI Technology, Inc. in Tinton Falls has been honored by the Department of Labor with the HIRE Vets Medallion for its work in hiring military veterans. “Congratulations to AASKI Technology for the exemplary work they have done supporting the service men and women who have served our country, helping them transition into civilian life,” said Rep. Smith, who voted for the legislation—the 2017 Consolidated Appropriations Act—that created the Honoring In... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, issued the following statement on the attack that killed seven Coptic Christian pilgrims in Egypt on Friday: "Our prayers go out for the seven Coptic Christians—men, women and children—killed in the horrific bombing of their bus as they were on their way as pilgrims to the St. Samuel the Confessor monastery in Egypt. "This bombing, 17 months after another bus of Coptic pilgrims was brutally attacked on its way... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) issued the following statement in light of the recent deadly shooting at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life Congregation, and as part of AJC's #ShowUpForShabbat. (He attended Shabbat today with congregants of the Freehold Jewish Center in Monmouth County): Words are inadequate to convey my—our—outrage and profound sorrow over the loss of 11 precious lives and the wounding of six others, including four courageous police officers, at the Tree of Life Congregation in Pittsburgh. On T... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) helped cut the ribbon to open a comprehensive new Flight Deck Community Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst on Wednesday, which will serve civilians and service members of all military branches. “This impressive new facility is a much-needed upgrade from the old center which was decades-old, and will serve as a useful hub at the base for the service men and women, and their families, who have made sacrifices for our nation,” said Smith, who voted for legislation th... Read more

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 04:59PM PLUMSTED, N.J. (WPVI) -- A South Jersey man who lost nearly everything when Superstorm Sandy crashed ashore six years ago now has back some of his most prized possessions. In Plumsted, Ocean County on Tuesday, Congressman Chris Smith presented Bernard Ebner with the medals he earned over years of military service. The medals were stashed for safe keeping in a cabinet in Ebner's Union Beach home. But they were lost when the storm destroyed the house. Ebner, who s... Read more

Rep Chris Smith, chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Africa subcommittee, released the following statement about the slaying of an American missionary in the Republic of Cameroon: “Our hearts go out to the family of the American missionary, Charles Trumann Wesco, who was murdered in the Southern Cameroons region. I call upon the government of Cameroon to hold accountable those who perpetrated this callous murder. I am concerned with the deteriorating human rights situation in the English-speak... Read more