By Chris Smith - Published 10:31 a.m. ET April 15, 2020 Seventy-two years ago, this week—on April 7, 1948—the World Health Organization (WHO) was founded to organize global responses to infectious disease pandemics that respect no national boundaries. Its effectiveness depends heavily on the good will of its member states, and the competence and trustworthiness of its leadership. The coronavirus pandemic revealed China’s malign influence on the leadership of WHO, and a glaring accountability and... Read more

The pursuit of liberty and justice for all unites us as Americans — which is why I am so concerned that the United States is poised to extradite Judge Neringa Venckiene to face criminal charges in Lithuania for not returning a sexually exploited young girl to the alleged exploiter. Even more concerning is that at least two Lithuanian judges directly involved in her case were recently jailed, along with politicians, as part of an ongoing bribery and corruption investigation rocking the Lithuanian... Read more

Chris Smith, a Republican, represents New Jersey in the U.S. House of Representatives. Mihrigul Tursun said she pleaded with God to end her life as her Chinese jailers increased the electrical currents coursing through her body. Tursun, a Muslim Uighur whose escape led her to the United States in September, broke down weeping at a Nov. 28 congressional hearing as she recounted her experience in one of China’s infamous political “ re-education centers. ” It is an appalling story but one that is ... Read more

Lyme Disease and other tick-borne threats are exploding. And people in New Jersey—especially Monmouth and Ocean Counties—are among the hardest hit, causing disability and severe neurological consequences for thousands, many of whom don’t even know they have the disease or have been misdiagnosed. According to the Centers for Disease Control, which believes that Lyme disease is undercounted by approximately a factor of 10, 36,429 cases of Lyme were reported nationwide in 2016, the last year for w... Read more

Twenty years ago today the Good Friday Agreement was signed – bringing peace to Northern Ireland. The agreement was extraordinarily difficult to achieve, but a remarkable framework for reconciliation. In the 30 years leading up to the 1998 agreement, approximately 3,500 people were killed in political violence. In the 20 years since the Good Friday Agreement, fewer than 100 have lost their lives to acts of political violence. Our government did a lot to facilitate the agreement – which was actua... Read more

By Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) Since 1973, at least 58 million children have been killed by abortion — a staggering loss of children’s precious lives, a death toll that equates to the entire population of England. There is growing recognition that post-abortion women are co-victims, often suffering emotional pain in silence, in need of healing and unconditional love. Many of these women today are silent no more and have become courageous, outspoken defenders of life. Click here to read the op-ed on... Read more

Chris Smith is U.S. representative from New Jersey, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, chairman of the House Global Human Rights Subcommittee, the U.S. Commission for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Congressional-Executive Commission on China. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author. (CNN) On November 19, I voted for H.R. 4038, the American SAFE Act of 2015, which requires that, in addition to the Department of Homeland Security s... Read more

Chris Smith is a U.S. congressman representing New Jersey's Fourth District - In September, Pope Francis admonished a joint session of Congress to follow the Golden Rule, to "do unto others as you would have them do unto you." He said that the Golden Rule compels us to "protect and defend human life at every stage of development" and that "it is wrong to remain silent and look the other way." The House has voted to form a select investigative panel to learn more about the brutal practices at Pl... Read more

The following op-ed by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ04) was published by the Washington Times. When an overwhelming majority of people in the then-autonomous region of South Sudan voted for independence two years ago, the world applauded, and the United States extended its hand in friendship and support. South Sudan’s vote to become the world’s newest independent nation came after a long civil war with northern Sudan that was marked by the enslavement of African southerners by Arab raiders and a ser... Read more

This week while the House of Representatives was out of session, the Obama Administration confirmed its insidious plan for public funding for abortion coverage in Obamacare (PL 111-148) when it issued rules for Obamacare exchanges, complete with an abortion surcharge and a secrecy clause. “The mass deception of the Obama 2010 Executive Order has finally been exposed,” said Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), Co-chair of the Congressional Pro-life Caucus. “The Executive Order implemented the same a... Read more