Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) issued the following statement on Tuesday: “I strongly condemn the indiscriminate rocket attacks launched at civilians in Israel this past weekend by Hamas and other Palestinian militants operating in the Gaza Strip, which killed four Israeli civilians and injured dozens. Although a ceasefire has temporarily ended hostilities in the area between the militants and Israel Defense Forces , blame for the conflict squarely lies with Hamas who intended to harm innocents and dis... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Ranking Member of the House Subcommittee on Global Human Rights, issued the following statement on Turkey: “From the annulment of the results of Istanbul’s recent mayoral election to Turkey’s unilateral decision to commence offshore oil drilling in the territorial waters of Cyprus, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is cementing his legacy as a menace to democratic values and international security. I condemn these developments and urge President Erdogan to halt this... Read more

Three days before their daughter Sami would have graduated from college, Seymour and Marci Josephson are in Washington with Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), who has teamed up with Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) to urge their colleagues in Congress as well as Administration officials to enact strong legislative and policy protections for all ride-share passengers. “Through their sorrow and unimaginable loss, the Josephsons are courageously working in Sami’s memory to protect ride-share passengers and help preve... Read more

Two New Jersey lawmakers have taken another important step in advancing legislation to fight back against proposed New York congestion taxes targeting Garden State residents who drive into Manhattan for work. The bipartisan Anti-Congestion Tax Act (HR 2523), introduced by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05), along with Rep. Chris Smith, the Republican sponsor, offers federal penalties if New York goes through with its ill-conceived proposed congestion tax. While the full brunt of this tax burden will b... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) issued the following statement on the release of a summary of an internal review by Garden City Community College of the death of Braeden Bradforth: The summary of the grossly inadequate and incomplete internal review lacks answers to key questions about the events of August 1 that, nine months later, still need to be answered. The family deserves the basic facts of Braeden’s death. This is a summary of what? A young man is dead and we still don’t know how or why he died.... Read more

The winners of the 2019 Annual Congressional Art Competition were announced tonight by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), who sponsors the annual show for high school students in the Fourth Congressional District. “When President Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act in 1965, he said: “Art is a nation’s most precious heritage,” Smith told the students. “For it is in our works of art that we reveal to ourselves, and to others, the inner vision which guide’s us a... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) today urged Trenton Water Works to pursue a newly announced U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) funding source of over $700,000 to assist with improving drinking water in New Jersey. “I strongly encourage Trenton Water Works to seek this funding in cooperation with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP),” Smith said. “I will continue to ask the EPA to give all possible consideration to assisting TWW and its customers who are in need of... Read more

The Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism, Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ), Nita Lowey (D-NY), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Kay Granger (R-TX), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Randy Weber (R-TX), Marc Veasey (D-TX), and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), issued this statement on the tragic shooting in a synagogue in Poway, California: “On this day, we solemnly commemorate Yom Hashoah and the six million Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust. We also extend our deepest condolences to the victi... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) on Wednesday reintroduced bipartisan legislation, HR 2435, to help military veterans heal and seek treatment through outdoor recreation, by providing them better access to federal lands. “Veterans hospitals are renowned for intricate and comprehensive specialty surgeries and treatments, but we can and should do more,” said Smith, former Veterans Committee Chairman and author of the Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act (P.L. 108-422), which authorized new research and ... Read more

All 12 House Members of the NJ Delegation are imploring the President of Garden City Community College (GCCC), Ryan Ruda, to authorize an external, independent investigation into the tragic death of 19 year-old GCCC football player Braeden Bradforth from Neptune, NJ. In a letter to President Ruda, led by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), the NJ Members stated that “on behalf of Braeden’s surviving family members and friends from our State, the New Jersey delegation joins in the request for an external, i... Read more