On the eve of the tenth anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) issued the following statement: “In 2012, Superstorm Sandy struck our shore and wreaked havoc on our communities, leaving families without housing, businesses in shambles, and decimated municipalities in its wake. “First responders courageously rescued people and faith-based organizations helped feed, clothe and shelter victims. Local and municipal leaders worked around the clock to restore normalcy to our t... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today said, “the Biden Administration has a serious obligation—that it has thus far failed to meet—to disclose all of the clinical data including clinical trials that led the CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) to recommend changes to the 2023 immunization schedule to include child COVID shots that may lead to school-entry vaccination mandates.” Smith said, “with the health and well-being of their children at stake, parents deserve the absolute trut... Read more

Fifty-five years ago today former Army Specialist 5 George Bednarski was honorably discharged from the Army following nearly 16 months in Vietnam. It was Oct. 8, 1967, and the 22-year-old was heading home. “I supported all the people, especially those on the front line, who had constant contact with the enemy forces,” Bednarski said. “This award is not for me being a hero but rather supporting those heroes in the field and others supporting them and their mission. They depended on me to ensure w... Read more

Fentanyl pills and powder known as "rainbow fentanyl" come in a variety of bright colors, shapes and sizes. Source: Drug Enforcement Administration. Amid an alarming new development in the ongoing fentanyl crisis, Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) is pushing new legislation—the Homeland Security Fentanyl Enforcement Act (HR 9093)—to expand the Department of Homeland Security’s authority to help combat the deadly synthetic opioid largely sourced from China from pouring across the United States bor... Read more

The following are excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, at today’s conference featuring academic and policy experts on North Korean Human Rights hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) together with Stanford University: “I’d like to begin by thanking both CSIS and Stanford for co-hosting this important event, and to especially thank Dr. Victor Cha, Senior Vice President for Asia and Korea Chair at CSIS, for hi... Read more

The following are excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) on the House Floor on the Biden Administration’s new Veterans Affairs (VA) abortion policy: “As former chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, I have always deeply respected and strongly supported the unique mission of VA healthcare. Comprised of 171 medical centers and 1,113 outpatients’ clinics, the VA operates the largest integrated health care network in the world. VA medical personnel—371,000 professionals and su... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith speaks on the House Floor in support of the Fairness for 9/11 Families Act (HR 8987). The legislation is based on a bill—HR 8667—introduced by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (left) and cosponsored by Smith and Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY) to provide lump sum catch-up payments to immediate family members of 9/11 victims who have been unjustly barred from restitution. Long-overdue legislation passed by the House of Representatives today brings the immediate family members of victims killed... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today met with Poland’s Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau (center) and Ambassador of Poland Marek Magierowski (left) to discuss their country’s extraordinary efforts to assist refugees fleeing Russia’s war in Ukraine as well as the ongoing need for deterrence and stability in the region. Read more

The following are excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) during debate in the House of Representatives on the Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022 (HR 8446): “I rise to speak in strong support of the bicameral, bipartisan Global Food Security Act (GFSA) of 2022. Today’s vote on Global Food Security will show that we can come together to advance the Good, notwithstanding our differences. For the GFSA is a model of cooperation, from the collaboration between Congresswo... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Congressional Uyghur Caucus, together with fellow Co-Chair Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) this week introduced new legislation (H.Res. 1393) calling on the United Nations to investigate the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) horrific human rights abuses against Uyghurs and other predominantly Muslim minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China. The legislation comes on the heels of a recent report published by the UN Office of the High Co... Read more