The following are excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester), Co-Chair of the Israel Allies Caucus and senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, during today’s debate on the House Floor in support of H.Res. 888—Reaffirming the State of Israel’s right to exist: “Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of H. Res. 888, reaffirming the State of Israel’s right to exist. I thank my good friend from New York, Mike Lawler, for introducing this timely, extremely important, and ever... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) announced today that two Ocean County-based airports will receive federal funding to make airport improvements and improve safety thanks to legislation which Congressman Smith supported. Ocean County Airport in Lacey and Berkeley Townships will receive a grant in the amount of $294,000, and Lakewood Township will receive $144,000 for its municipal airport off Cedar Bridge Avenue. The funding comes through the Airport Infrastructure Grant (AIG) program from Public ... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Co-Chair of the Israel Allies Caucus, joined other members of Congress to introduce a resolution in the House of Representatives to support a weekend of prayer in support of Israel in its continuing struggle against the Hamas attacks of Oct. 6, 2023. The bipartisan bill, H.Res.887, is entitled “Calling on the people of the United States to observe a weekend of prayer and reflection for the people of Israel, for all... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) and Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Global Human Rights Subcommittee, today issued the following statement on this week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in San Francisco: “It is absolutely shameful that American business leaders, including executives from some of the nation’s largest corporations—Apple, Black Rock, Boeing and Pfizer, among others—gave not one, but two standing ovations i... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Co-Chair of the Israel Allies Caucus, is scheduled to lead those gathered in Washington, DC for a national rally in support of Israel in prayer on Tuesday afternoon on the National Mall. As Co-Chair of the House Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, Smith will be one of four Members of Congress offering a prayer at the rally together with his fellow Co-Chairs Rep. Kathy Manning (D-NC), and Sens. James Lankford (R... Read more

The following are excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) for Manchester Township’s Veterans Day ceremony: “Special thanks to Roger Grenier for your exemplary service to our nation and for chairing Manchester’s Veterans Advisory Committee. Mayor Rob Arace, Council President Roxy Conniff, friends. As you know, the armistice ending World War I went into effect in 1918—at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day on the eleventh month. One year later, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed... Read more

At a Wednesday House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) presses two high-ranking Biden officials on the rampant antisemitism that pervades the United Nations’ many agencies and bodies—especially and including the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), which receives US taxpayer funding from the Biden Administration. The issue was the central focus of the congressional hearing chaired by Smith earlier that day. Click below to watch Smith’s exchange with Barbara L... Read more

A congressional hearing chaired by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today exposed the unbridled antisemitism that pervades the United Nations and fuels its anti-Israel bias, which has become increasingly apparent in the aftermath of the barbaric terrorist attacks launched by Hamas against innocent Israeli civilians last month. “Make no mistake, antisemitic bigotry is at the root of the UN’s hostility to Israel, which is ugly, evil, and manifests itself in almost every UN entity,” said Smith, who authore... Read more

Legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) to combat human trafficking cleared a major hurdle today, winning strong support from the House Foreign Affairs Committee in a vote to send the bill to the House Floor for consideration and passage. Named in honor of Frederick Douglass, the renowned abolitionist, Smith’s legislation—the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act (HR 5856)—would provide approximately $1 billion over five years to strengthen... Read more

With the strong support and vote of Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester), the House of Representatives today passed the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act (HR 6126) to provide $14.3 billion in critical military assistance to the US ally as it continues to face an existential threat. “Our great friend and ally Israel—with significant assistance from the United States—continues to respond to the cowardly Hamas invasion that includes Hamas psychotic terrorists butchering innocent civilians... Read more