As a result of the quick action taken by two elected officials, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has agreed to perform emergency dredging of the Manasquan Inlet to maintain safe navigation for boat traffic, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) announced today in Point Pleasant Beach, where he was at the invitation of Mayor Steve Reid to inspect areas of the inlet first-hand. (Pictured left to right): Point Pleasant Beach Borough Councilman Andy Cortes, Mayor Steve Reid, Councilman Bob Santanello, Rep... Read more

Story and photos by Joseph Sapia - In about four years, Monmouth County could have its first permanent residences for military veterans in need of housing. The Massachusetts-based “Soldier On,” a nonprofit group that fights homelessness in the veterans community, laid out its concept for a series of co-op units on 12-1/2 acres on Essex Road at a press conference Tuesday. “Fifty to 100 (units) is what we set as our goal,” said Jim Scalise, Soldier On’s engineer. Based on 75 units, or the middle ... Read more

Chairman Akaka, Senator Craig, Members of the Committee, It is a rare privilege to testify before the Committee today on the compelling need to reform VA health care funding. As former House Chairman, I deeply appreciate and respect all the work that this Committee has done and is doing to ensure that our men and women who have served in uniform have all of the benefits and services they need and have earned. No one on earth has done more to protect and preserve freedom, democracy, and fundament... Read more

Warning lawmakers in the upper body of an impending crisis in veterans’ medical care, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)—former Chairman of the House Veterans Affairs Committee—recommended a complete overhaul of the funding mechanism for veterans’ health care during his testimony before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee today. Read more

More than 37,000 servicemen and women from New Jersey are making immense sacrifices to defend and protect America and our freedoms. Multiple and extended tours of duty away from family— and in some cases children they have yet to meet—coupled with battlefield stresses that to most Americans are beyond anything imaginable, make wartime deployments particularly hard on our servicemen and women. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) was honored with the prestigious Commodore John Barry Award for his work on behalf of America’s veterans and for his efforts to promote peace and human rights in Northern Ireland by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of the Jersey Shore at their annual gala in Spring Lake this evening. Read more

It's a mantra that U.S. Rep. Chris Smith has repeated hundreds, if not thousands of times during his fight to provide money for veterans: "You can't provide health care on the cheap." Read more

Contrite, apologetic and vowing change, top Army brass came to Capitol Hill last week vowing immediate reform in the wake of devastating reports of substandard care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Read more

Support the troops? Whatever that mantra means to you, it must include a commitment to give injured troops quality medical care. Read more

Chris Smith bought a Chevy Cavalier in 1980, when he was first elected to Congress. Read more