May 1, 2007 Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Vietnam has long been known as a major violator of human rights. The U.S. House of Representatives went on record in the 109th Congress condemning and deploring the violations of human rights in Vietnam and strongly urging the Vietnamese Government to consider the implications of its human rights abuses for the broader relationship between the United States and Vietnam. I point out parenthetically that t... Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)—author of bipartisan legislation to expand Lyme disease research and education & co-founder and co-chairman of the Congressional Lyme Disease Caucus—applauded the efforts of all the individuals that contributed to today’s opening of the Lyme & Tick-Borne Diseases Research Center at Columbia University: Read more

Recent denials by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that women in Asia were coerced into sexual slavery by Imperial Japan during the war years perpetuate pain and sorrow among victims and their loved ones. As Mr. Abe represents the Japanese people to the world, his views also damage foreign perceptions of the great strides many Japanese have made as peaceful, responsible world citizens since 1946. As friends of Japan, we urge the Japanese people to courageously acknowledge and redress the wrongs perpetrated by Imperial Japan. Read more

Legislation authored by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) that authorizes $98 million for specialized treatment for torture survivors living in the United States and abroad was overwhelmingly approved by the U.S. House of Representatives today. Read more

April 24, 2007 MR. SMITH of New Jersey: Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise in very strong support of H. Con. Res. 7, and congratulate Congresswoman Jackson-Lee for authoring this important measure. It sends a very clear and nonambiguous message to the Arab League to recognize the killing fields of Darfur as ``genocide'' and to support the deployment of the hybrid U.N. peacekeeping force pursuant to U.N. Resolution 1706. It is timely that we consider t... Read more

A resolution authored by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) calling for substantial human rights reforms in Vietnam was overwhelming approved today by the House Foreign Affairs Committee during their first mark-up since Vietnam’s kangaroo court conviction of Father Nguyen Van Ly. Read more

The Manasquan Inlet to Barnegat Inlet beach replenishment project cleared a major hurdle as the U.S. House of Representatives voted to authorize over $200 million dollars for the project, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)—who worked tireless to secure the authorization—announced today. Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chairman of the Bipartisan Pro- Life Caucus, made the following statement today after the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed the federal ban on partial-birth abortion: Read more

U.S. Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Mike Doyle (D-PA)—Co-Chairmen of the Congressional Coalition on Autism Research and Education (C.A.R.E.)—introduced sweeping legislation to improve and expand services for families of autistic individuals, which was announced today at a Capitol Hill press conference with actor-autism advocate Bradley Whitford. Read more

There are over 100 major chemical facilities scattered about our state of New Jersey. They are a familiar site—providing jobs, creating products we use on a daily basis and playing a role in New Jersey and the nation’s economy. Read more