Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the House Pro-Life Caucus, today issued the following statement on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision: “Dobbs marked a critical first opportunity to end the culture of death and to protect women and unborn children from the violence of abortion. It is an engraved invitation to policymakers at every level—including Congress and the President—to protect unborn children from violent death by dismemberment, decapitation, forced expulsio... Read more

U.S. Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the House Global Human Rights Subcommittee, today welcomed Liberian President Joseph Boakai’s timely appointment of Counselor Jonathan Massaquoi to serve as Executive Director of the Office of War and Economic Crimes Court. “With this critical appointment, President Boakai continues to show his commitment and eagerness for justice,” said Smith. “His expeditious pursuit of accountability for the people of Liberia has strong support here in the U.S. C... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the House Pro-Life Caucus, issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in FDA v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine that fails to protect women and their unborn children from the harms of chemical abortion: “The Supreme Court’s failure to recognize the standing of the brave doctors who care for the women and girls harmed by the FDA’s unlawful removal of safety regulations for the drug mifepristone is deeply disappointing. The Alli... Read more

New comprehensive legislation (HR 7213) to combat autism authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) won unanimous support this week as the House Energy and Commerce Committee voted (42-0) to send the bill to the House Floor for consideration and passage. Smith’s bill—the Autism CARES Act of 2024—would provide more than $2.1 billion over five years to reauthorize and strengthen the United States’ whole-of-government Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) initiative through 2029. “This critical legislation will... Read more

On the heels of dramatic progress to help redress the wounds of civil war in Liberia, U.S. Congressman Chris Smith today chaired a congressional hearing on Capitol Hill examining the next steps toward accountability for those responsible for the egregious human rights violations suffered by hundreds of thousands of Liberians in recent decades. Smith’s hearing comes just weeks after Liberian President Boakai signed an Executive Order to establish the Office of a War and Economic Crimes Court, wh... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) issued the following statement on holding Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress for not complying with Congressional subpoenas issued by the House Oversight Committee and the House Judiciary Committee: “I voted today to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. Attorney General Garland’s outright refusal to comply with a lawful Congressional subpoena that was duly issued by the House of Representatives is an attempt to evad... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) today issued the following statement on President Biden’s too little, too late executive action on immigration amid the ongoing crisis at the US southern border: “President Biden has lied time and again to the American people, falsely claiming he could do nothing to secure our border. Now, worried about his election prospects, he has issued a feeble executive action that fails to fully secure the border and excludes significant provisions needed to stop the growi... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) today issued the following statement as Governor Murphy pushes to further limit community review for offshore wind projects on the heels of a bogus environmental impact statement published by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for the Atlantic Shores South project off the New Jersey coast: “Despite the unmistakable signs that offshore wind projects are economically unsustainable and pose serious dangers, Governor Murphy and the Biden administration cont... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) today issued the following statement on the New York v. Trump verdict: “Today’s wrongful conviction of President Trump—prosecuted by an absolutely biased Democrat district attorney and presided over by an equally politicized judge—tells all Americans and the world that justice in America can and today has been exploited in an attempt to destroy a political opponent. This blatant abuse of power begs the question: is this the harbinger of judicial dirty tricks and ... Read more

After successfully pushing for record funding of the LymeX Innovation Accelerator Program, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), the Chair of the Congressional Lyme Disease Caucus, has requested a meeting with the top official charged with overseeing the promising federal initiative to ensure an aggressive action plan is robustly implemented to advance critical diagnostics and treatments for Lyme disease patients. “With growing case numbers and increasing geographic spread in Lyme disease, the demand for ne... Read more