By Bochen Han Published October 24, 2025 at 12:54 AM A group of US Republican lawmakers is urging President Donald Trump to confront Chinese President Xi Jinping at an expected summit next week about Americans they view as unjustly detained or barred from leaving China, framing Beijing’s use of exit bans and detention as “tools” to gain leverage. In a letter released on Thursday, three Republicans – Senator Dan Sullivan of Alaska, Representatives Chris Smith of New Jersey and John Moolenaar of M... Read more

By Federal Newswire Published October 23, 2025 U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-New Jersey), who serve as Chair and Cochair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), have called on President Trump to directly address the cases of Americans detained in China during his next meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. In a letter, they urged the President to advocate for the release of Americans facing serious health issues while imprisoned, ... Read more

By Isaac Shadpour Published October 23, 2025 It was a beautiful July Sunday. I packed my fishing rod, bait, and tackle, eager to take my kids to one of New Jersey’s best fishing spots. The plan was to spend a quiet afternoon by the water, away from the traffic and noise of everyday life. But before heading out, I checked the area’s trail reports—and that’s when I saw it: multiple warnings about ticks and the risk of Lyme disease exposure. The thought of coming home with bites—and possibly a life... Read more

"I was sickened—but not surprised—to learn that last week, the Chinese Communist Party launched its largest crackdown on the Protestant 'house church' movement in decades, rounding up dozens of faithful Christian pastors and members of Beijing Zion Church merely for practicing their faith. Those arrested include Pastor Ezra Mingri Jin, who had been cruelly 'exit banned' and kept from his family, who are U.S. citizens, since 2018. "Xi Jinping clearly will not tolerate worship of anyone other tha... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Co-Chair of the Israel Allies Caucus and the Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating Antisemitism, issued the statement below following President Trump’s announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of the United States’ Gaza peace plan: “I join the hostages’ families and friends in rejoicing for the impending release of their loved ones—and all Americans, Israelis, and other victims of Hamas’ atro... Read more

“The passage of time has not—nor will it ever—lessen the horror, shock, and anger over the extreme cruelty Hamas terrorists unleashed against innocent men, women, and children on October 7th, 2023. “Nor will it diminish our solemn remembrance of the 1,200 plus innocent people slaughtered cruelly in the most fatal incident of antisemitic violence since the Holocaust,” said Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Co-Chair of the Israel Allies Caucus and t... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today announced a federal grant of more than $1 million over the course of the next three years to help teenagers and young adults facing housing insecurity. The grant, the “Transitional Living Program (TLP) for Runaway and Homeless Youth,” is offered through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “The mission of Ocean’s Harbor House (OHH) is one of changing lives, as the organization enables teens and young adults to have a safe place to live while they finis... Read more

“President Trump’s bold action today to address the root causes of the outrageous and unfair prices paid for prescription drugs by Americans are much welcomed and long overdue—the status quo of the American consumer subsidizing the global market is over,” said Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ). On May 12, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order to establish Most-Favored-Nation Pricing for pharmaceutical products, ensuring Americans pay fair prices compared to similarly developed nations, leading ... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) released the following statement regarding the impending government shutdown, a direct result of Senate Democrats’ refusal to compromise and pass the clean continuing resolution (CR) that was adopted by the U.S. House of Representatives on September 19th: “Nearly two weeks ago, House Republicans fulfilled their promises to the American electorate by delivering and passing a short-term CR that funds the government’s operations while legislators wrap up negotiations on rem... Read more

President Trump signs Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)'s Frederick Douglass TVPRA of 2018 into law on January 9, 2019. Today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a senior lawmaker and author of the landmark anti-human trafficking legislation, welcomed the release of the State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) report—mandated by Smith’s Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000—which ranks countries’ efforts to prevent human trafficking, protect victims, and prosecute traffickers: “I wholehea... Read more