Rep. Smith (R-Manchester) reviews an emergency survey of the Manasquan Inlet with Army Corps Commander Lieutenant Colonel Ramon Brigantti and Point Pleasant Beach Mayor Paul Kanitra in August 2022. While the sonar survey showed the channel remained safe for boat traffic at the time, Smith requested the Corps come back every few weeks to repeat the survey out of an abundance of caution. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) today announced that in response to his ongoing advocacy and requests, the US ... Read more

The following are excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), the Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, for the 2023 National March for Life Rally in Washington, DC: “Thank you, Jeanne! What a glorious day! It is so inspiring to see all of you gathered here today in support of in the most critical human rights issue of our day—protection of the unborn child from the violence of abortion and assistance for his or her mother. I attended the first March for Life in 1974 as the leader o... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) chairs a hearing in October 2021. Smith, who has chaired 76 congressional hearings on human rights abuses in China, has been selected by Speaker McCarthy to chair the bicameral, bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China for the 118th Congress. Tapped by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to chair the influential Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today vowed the bicameral panel, under his leadership, will “aggressive... Read more

The following are remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, during today’s debate on the House Floor on H.Con.Res. 3—legislation condemning the recent attacks on pro-life organizations and churches: “Two women spoke at a pregnancy care center dinner I attended in New Jersey. Both women were effusive in their thanks that the director had approached them in absolute kindness and empathy as they were literally walking from the parking lot to an abortion cli... Read more

The following are remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, during today’s debate on the House Floor on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act (HR 26): “In a Florida abortion clinic, Sycloria Williams delivered a live baby girl at 23 weeks. The clinic owner took the baby who was gasping for air, cut her umbilical cord, threw her into a biohazard bag and put the bag in the trash. Heartbroken, Ms. Williams later had a funeral for her baby girl wh... Read more

Speaking on the House Floor in support of a new Select Committee on China, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today blasted US politicians and corporations who have long enabled the brutal dictatorship of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) through trade and engagement without serious human rights protections. The following are excerpts of Smith’s remarks: “For over three decades post Tiananmen Square Massacre, Congress was deeply divided, not between Republican and Democrat, but among the majority here and... Read more

As one of the first legislative acts in the new Congress, Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) today voted for the Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act­­ (HR 23)—legislation that would rescind more than $70 billion in federal funding for approximately 87,000 new Internal Revenue Service (IRS) agents. “It is long past time that this outrageous Biden policy that aggressively targets American taxpayers and their hard-earned dollars is repealed,” said Smith. “Bureaucrats in Washington must ... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today released the following statement on the passing of Pope Benedict XVI: “Pope Benedict XVI was an extraordinary religious leader, a powerful defender of the weakest and most vulnerable including unborn children and their mothers and ever faithful in both living and promoting the good news of the Gospel. Pope Benedict XVI led us to be more faithful followers of Jesus Christ and His Church on earth. Pope Benedict XVI inspired countless believers to love God above all t... Read more

Communications High School students Kristen Gallagher, Nicholas Martino and Zaina Saif were announced the winners of the 2022 Congressional App Challenge hosted by Rep. Chris Smith for the Fourth District of New Jersey. Communications High School students Kristen Gallagher, Nicholas Martino and Zaina Saif have won the 2022 Congressional App Challenge (CAC) for the Fourth District of New Jersey, announced Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) today. “Congratulations to Kristen, Nicholas and Zaina for ... Read more

In a bicameral letter today, 66 Members of Congress called on Secretary Lloyd Austin to “immediately” revoke his illegal Defense Department policy funding travel for abortions, saying they were “appalled by the flagrant disregard for the law” demonstrated by the Biden Administration. The letter—led by Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Vicky Hartzler (R-MO) and Sens. Steve Daines (R-MT) and James Lankford (R-OK)—comes on the heels of Secretary Austin’s October memorandum proclaiming that the Pentagon... Read more