The federal government will continue to run and support two free coronavirus test sites in New Jersey despite original plans to turn them over to state and local authorities, said Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), who led congressional efforts to keep the sites open beyond today, Friday, April 10, the date federal emergency officials had planned to leave. “I was pleased to co-lead this bipartisan effort with Rep. Josh Gottheimer to ensure that FEMA stays operational at the federal testing sites in Monmo... Read more

Mike Davis, Asbury Park Press - Two community health centers received millions in federal funds to fight the spread of COVID-19, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-4, announced. Ocean Health Initiatives, located on Second Avenue, will receive $1.18 million and the Lakewood Resource and Referral Center, on Madison Avenue, will receive $1.28 million, Smith said. The funding was included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and. Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, a $2 trillion stimulus bill passed by Congress ... Read more

Two dozen community health centers in New Jersey, including two health centers in Lakewood, have been awarded an added $25 million in federal funds to help combat the impact of the coronavirus, said Rep. Chris Smith. Smith said the funding—$25,132,155 which will help pay for coronavirus expenses, including costs associated with prevention, preparedness and response to COVID-19—comes from the comprehensive, bipartisan $2 trillion stimulus bill to help communities devastated by the coronavirus pan... Read more

Two community health centers in Lakewood have been awarded an added $2.4 million in federal funds to help combat the impact of the coronavirus, Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) announced today. Smith said the funding—which will help pay for coronavirus expenses, including costs associated with prevention, preparedness and response to COVID-19—comes from the comprehensive, bipartisan $2 trillion stimulus bill to help communities devastated by the coronavirus pandemic which Smith supported and was signed ... Read more

Vice President Mike Pence informed NJ Gov. Phil Murphy this afternoon that federal officials will remain at two testing sites in the Garden State into May, only days after the congressional delegation worked together to send a letter expressing serious concerns that the officials were intending to leave this week. On Saturday, Members of the New Jersey congressional delegation pressed the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to ens... Read more

Members of the New Jersey congressional delegation are pressing the federal government to ensure that two federal COVID-19 test sites stood up in Monmouth and Bergen counties remain fully supported beyond an April 10th date originally designated as a time to transition operations over to the state. “We are concerned that our federal partners are pulling up the stakes too soon, even before the peak of the virus hits our state,” said Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) who represents Holmdel, NJ which hosts ... Read more

As Jersey Shore residents, businesses and towns face a whirlwind of economic upheaval at the hands the growing coronavirus outbreak, Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) renewed his fight for victims still struggling financially from Superstorm Sandy as a result of the federal government’s unfair implementation of “assistance” programs established after the 2012 superstorm. Smith’s legislation, introduced Friday with co-sponsor Rep. Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02) who also represents Jersey Shore towns, mandates forg... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a senior member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and co-chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, released the following statement on news that that Jiang Duan, a representative of the People’s Republic of China to the United Nations in Geneva, has been named to the Human Rights Council’s Consultative Group. “It is both appalling and ironic, that a representative of the People’s Republic of China would be appointed to the UN Human Rights Council’s Con... Read more

By Elizabeth Meyers Hamilton Township will receive a large infusion of federal funding to help "stabilize and recover from the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic" Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) announced Friday. The Township will receive almost $398,638 from the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant “COVID-19 Recovery” program which was part of the bi-partisan $2 trillion federal stimulus package passed in late March. “Containing the virus a... Read more

More than $1.7 billion in emergency funding was awarded Thursday by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to the State of New Jersey to help the public transit system weather the economic upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic, said Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), who supported multiple efforts to include transit system support in Congress’ response to the COVID-19 outbreak. “This emergency funding can be used to help NJ Transit get through the ongoing coronavirus turmoil and help pay for the m... Read more