By Carly Baldwin, Patch Staff — This past Saturday, Sept. 12 saw the start of construction on a $23 million, 70-unit apartment community in Tinton Falls for veterans of the U.S. armed forces, including veterans transitioning from homelessness. Construction of the Gordon H. Mansfield Veterans Village will be directed by WinnDevelopment, the development arm of U.S. affordable housing leader WinnCompanies. The project will feature a four-story building with 70 one-bedroom apartments that will be av... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), who worked with local officials for a decade to bring a modern housing project and services to homeless veterans, was one of the guest speakers today at a groundbreaking for the innovative housing complex in Monmouth County. Smith said Monmouth County Freeholder Lillian Burry was “the quarterback” in the effort to see the project through to fruition. “I have been proud to do my part in finding a Monmouth County home for Soldier On, and I promise you I will continue to b... Read more

Tamara Walker, Asbury Park Press The U.S. Chamber of Commerce awarded U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., its inaugural “Jefferson-Hamilton Award for Bipartisanship recipient,” citing Smith’s work during the first half of the 116th Congress in 2019-2020. The Jefferson-Hamilton Award is presented to the 20 top members of Congress, apportioned by party, based on the number of bills a member cosponsors introduced by a member of the opposite party. Smith has the second-most bills enacted into law than am... Read more

Almost 100 area residents came out to show their pride in the American flag on the 19th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the country. The group of veterans, families, men, women, and children from all walks of life showed the diversity of the community and unity in their support for the country. At the event, Robbinsville Mayor Dave Fried reiterated the importance of the flag saying "it is the first thing you are given when you are sworn in to become a citizen, and the last thing when a m... Read more

By Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) Everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing when terrorists hijacked four airliners in order to commit the worst act of terrorism in American history. Nearly 700 New Jerseyans—147 from Monmouth County alone—lost their lives that day. No one remembers the shock, horror and numbing sorrow more, however, than the families and close friends of the victims. Because it was a surprise attack, there was no chance to fight back that day although when Todd Beamer... Read more

By Russ Crespolini, Patch Staff The work of New Jersey conservation leaders and Congressional representatives led to the full and permanent funding of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), a federal program that has enabled the acquisition and development of thousands of acres of open spaces and recreation areas in New Jersey. According to officials, a huge effort by U.S. Representative Mikie Sherrill, and U.S. Representative Chris Smith and the entire New Jersey Congressional Delegation ... Read more

Asbury Park Press Opinion-Editorial By Rep. Chris Smith Sept. 2, 2020, marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II and the day Imperial Japan signed the Instrument of Surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. The war that began for the Unites States with the bloody and unprovoked attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, ended on Sept. 2, 1945, with unconditional surrender, bringing to a close a war that Americans fought on two fronts, where over 400,000 Americans sacrificed their ... Read more

Statement by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) - Today, September 2, 2020, marks the 75th anniversary of the end of World War II and the day Imperial Japan signed the Instrument of Surrender aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. The war that began for the United States with the bloody and unprovoked attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 ended on September 2, 1945 with unconditional surrender bringing to a close a war that Americans fought on two fronts where over 400,000 Americans sacrificed their li... Read more

The Township of Neptune Housing Authority (TNHA) will receive $1.1 million in emergency federal funding to provide safe housing during the coronavirus pandemic, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) said today. The funding comes from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act which Smith supported and was signed into law by President Trump on March 27. “This federal grant will help support and expand shelter and housing programs for the residents of Neptune Township and the City of Neptune... Read more

U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and author of the Belarus Democracy and Human Rights Act, is calling on Alexander Lukashenko, the long-time dictator of Belarus, to step down in the wake of pro-democracy protests sparked by recent contentious elections which have been widely criticized as unfair and fraudulent. “Rather than killing, rounding up and jailing his political opponents, Lukashenko needs to listen to the voices of the Belaru... Read more