May. 22, 2020 - New Jersey Rep. Chris Smith, Republican member of the House Foreign Relations Committee, joins Laura Ingraham with insight on 'The Ingraham Angle.' Watch the latest video at foxnews.com This show originally aired on May 21, 2020, and was posted at: https://video.foxnews.com/v/6158447051001#sp=show-clips Read more

Under a new bill introduced by Reps. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Peter King (R-NY), on Friday, May 15th, states hit hardest by COVID-19—like New Jersey and New York—would receive more federal COVID-19 disaster assistance than less-affected states. Smith’s bill, the New Jersey, New York, and Highly Impacted States COVID-19 Relief Fund Act (H.R. 6914), provides $500 billion to the states and territories, dispensing the monies based, in part, on population but also, very importantly and specifically, t... Read more

The Chinese government through its propaganda organ the Global Times threatened Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey and a handful of American lawmakers and officials seeking to legally empower victims of the COVID-19 pandemic to bring lawsuits in U.S. courts against the Chinese government. The Global Times wrote on May 14, “China is extremely dissatisfied with the abuse of litigation by the US against China over the COVID-19 epidemic, and is considering punitive countermeasures against US indi... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) introduced bipartisan legislation today to lift the veil of secrecy on how the World Health Organization (WHO) deals with governments around the world, including the Chinese government, in the wake of misinformation the People’s Republic of China provided to the WHO that delayed a global response and enabled the coronavirus to spread throughout the U.S. and around the globe. “The WHO should not be a partisan organization, and this bill would ... Read more

By Paul D. Shrinkman, Senior Writer, National Security CHINA ON THURSDAY threatened to sanction U.S. lawmakers who have been particularly critical of its response to the coronavirus pandemic, an unprecedented move that comes as Beijing pushes back on international condemnation about its handling of the virus' spread. [ SEE: The Latest News on the Coronavirus Outbreak ] Legislation introduced by a series of China hawks on Capitol Hill, along with lawsuits filed by the attorneys general of Missou... Read more

As the U.S. and all nations aggressively combat the COVID-19 pandemic, a number of African countries also face a very serious threat of starvation caused by a devasting locust plague, leading Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)—the former chairman and current ranking Republican of the congressional panel that oversees U.S. policy on Africa and all global health issues—to author bipartisan legislation to help mitigate the crisis and protect critical food supplies in the region. Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), the cu... Read more

Saying that “Alzheimer’s doesn’t stop and neither do we,” members, friends and advocates from the Alzheimer’s Association met with Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) for a virtual town hall “Coffee with Congress” to receive an update on federal efforts, and thank Smith for his steadfast advocacy. “Congressman Smith is a true champion in the fight against Alzheimer’s…a man we all know and admire for his devotion to a world without Alzheimer’s,” said Christine Hopkins, Alzheimer’s Ambassador for the Fourth ... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ04) joined Fox News Channel anchor Jon Scott's Sunday news show to discuss Smith's legislation to allow U.S. citizens and local governments to file suit against the government of China to hold it accountable for the deaths, pain and suffering, and the economic crisis stemming from its intentional misrepresentations to the World Health Organization (WHO) which enabled the coronavirus to spread viciously throughout the U.S. and around the globe. Click here to read about ... Read more

New Jersey’s hard-hit fishing industry, rocked by the coronavirus restrictions that have all but brought their businesses to a standstill, will receive assistance to the tune of $11,337,797 from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and economic Security (CARES) Act, said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04). “As the second most impacted state in the nation in terms of COVID-19 cases and deaths—and the corresponding shutdown to contain the coronavirus—our New Jersey fishing industry has been hammered. This aid i... Read more

Two community health centers that have multiple locations serving tens of thousands of people in Ocean and Monmouth Counties have been awarded an additional $1,394,888 in federal funds to help combat the impact of the coronavirus with expanded testing, said Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04). “The grants will help Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI) and the Center for Health Education, Medicine and Dentistry (CHEMED) located in Lakewood—which has the highest number of COVID-19 cases in Ocean County— expand ca... Read more