The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has approved $4.1 million for the Borough of Spring Lake to help fund the reconstruction of its boardwalk destroyed Superstorm Sandy, said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), who represents the hard-hit disaster areas of Ocean and Monmouth counties. “Spring Lake, like its neighboring shore communities and their residents, are counting on FEMA assistance to stay sound financially,” said Smith. “Our towns have expended tremendous, unprecedented amounts of ... Read more

This week's 24th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, the case of a New Jersey woman's father trapped in Bolivia and other issues were among the topics of the morning news show "Washington Journal" on CSPAN featuring Chairman Chris Smith (NJ-04), head of the global human rights subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives, and co-chair of the China Commission. Click here or on video below to watch the 45-minute program that featured Cong. Smith exchanges with host... Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), chairman of the House subcommittee on global human rights, convened a hearing to examine the ongoing ethnic, political and religious persecution in Vietnam, as well as the government’s increasing use of confiscation of homes and land as a means to repress fundamental human rights. Testifying were: Anh “Joseph” Cao, former Member of U.S. Congress (only Vietnamese-American ever elected to Congress) Nguyen Dinh Thang, Ph.D., Executive Director, Boat People SOS The Ven... Read more

Today’s 24th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre was remembered at a congressional hearing about human rights abuse in China held by Chairman Chris Smith (NJ-04), head of the global human rights subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives. “Today—and this week—the world remembers the dream that was and is the “Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989” and deeply honors the sacrifice endured by an extraordinarily brave group of pro-democracy Chinese women and men who dar... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) released the following statement on the passing of New Jersey Sen. Frank Lautenberg. “I was saddened to learn of the passing of Senator Lautenberg,” said Smith, Dean of the N.J. Congressional Delegation. “He has been in public office for many years, served his country in uniform and was successful in private business as well. He has been a mainstay of New Jersey politics for decades. Marie and I offer our condolences to the entire family for their loss.” Read more

Wreck Pond, which has long plagued residents and beach goers in southern Monmouth County, will receive much needed funding for a federally-led study to identify the best way to combat the significant hazards associated with drainage problems at the pond, said Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) who represents Spring Lake and the surrounding area. Smith, who has been working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on Wreck Pond and other other recovery projects, said that the corps’ decision came in t... Read more

A congressional hearing on human rights abuse in China and the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre will be held by Chairman Chris Smith (NJ-04), head of the global human rights subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives. Who: Chairman Chris Smith, (R-NJ) co-chair of the China Commission, Senior Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and chair of its subcommittee on global human rights; other members of the commission, and witnesses: · Wei Jingsheng, Presi... Read more

$1.8 billion in federal Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) program funding approved by Congress in January is now available to assist Superstorm Sandy-impacted homeowners and communities, said Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) whose district includes hard-hit shore towns in Ocean and Monmouth counties which sustained heavy wind and floodwater damage. About $1.2 billion of the funding will be put toward housing-related programs. “The Jersey Shore is in the midst of recove... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) recently met with Girl Scout Troop 1701 of Middletown, N.J. to discuss its unique project and YouTube video promoting mammograms for the early detection and treatment of breast cancer. The five fifth-graders from Nut Swamp Elementary School, each of whom has been touched by someone in their life who has had breast cancer, discussed their recently launched campaign, “Do It for Your Daughter,” an initiative to urge moms to get mammograms. As part of the campaign, th... Read more

Ongoing terrorist attacks, reconciling ethnic groups and other challenges to finding how a lasting peace might be achieved in Mali and the rest of the Sahel region were the topics of a hearing held Tuesday by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), Chairman of the House congressional panel that oversees Africa and human rights. Smith said United States foreign policy must address the challenges faced by the nations of Africa’s Sahel region, especially the spread of both terrorism and drug trafficking i... Read more