U.S. Representative Chris Smith spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives today in support of an amendment that assists New Jersey fishing communities hit hard by Superstorm Sandy. Excerpts of Congressman Smith's remarks are as follows: "Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of the amendment offered by my good friend and colleague Mr. Runyan, to ensure that the funding in this bill is targeted to those fishery disasters resulting from Superstorm Sandy. "Recreational angling contrib... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), of Robbinsville, N.J., took to the House floor to call for passage of the Frelinghuysen Amendment, which would provide $33 billion in assistance to communities in the federally-declared disaster areas caused by Superstorm Sandy. His remarks on the House floor are as follows: Read more

In an article published January 13, 2013 in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Jonathan Tamari and Jeremy Roebuck, Inquirer Staff Writers, interviewed U.S. Representative Chris Smith (NJ-04), whose district includes the hard-hit coastal areas of Ocean and Monmouth counties, about the Superstorm Sandy aid package moving through Congress this week: When President Obama issued a disaster declaration for Pennsylvania late Thursday, making the state eligible for federal aid to help with repairs after Sandy, ... Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, Robbinsville, N.J., today marked Human Trafficking Awareness Day at the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. Author of three landmark anti-trafficking bills, including the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 (TVPA), Smith spoke to a crowd of New Jersey students and advocates who are fighting the battle to help victims of human trafficking. "Special thanks to the New Jersey Coalition Against Human Trafficking for your extraordinary work in combating modern day slav... Read more

By Edward Colimore, Inquirer Staff Writer (Posted: Thursday, January 10, 2013, 3:01 AM) The Air Force's 108th Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst has been selected as one of five Air National Guard units in the running to host 12 new KC-46A aerial refueling tankers in 2017, officials said Wednesday. The Air Force considered 80 sites in 47 states to base a formal training unit that will receive 36 tankers, plus a Main Operating Base One that will receive 12, and a Main Operating Base Two tha... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) returned to Belmar, N.J. today to address the battered residents of Belmar today in the company of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Monmouth County and Belmar Borough officials to watch construction workers drive the first of many pilings that will make up the town's new boardwalk. "Yesterday, in the State of the State address in Trenton, Governor Chris Christie eloquently spoke of the courage, tenacity and resolve of the people of New Jersey both during and after ... Read more

The U.S. Air Force today announced that the 108th Wing, located on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB-MDL), has cleared a significant hurdle and is now one of only five Air National Guard units in the running for 12 new KC-46A aerial refueling tankers in 2017. The Air Force considered numerous bases across the country for the first round of basing for three sites: a Formal Training Unit (FTU) location that will receive 36 tankers, a “Main Operating Base 1” (MOB #1) that will receive 12, and “M... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) was a guest on Fox News Channel Jan. 6 to discuss the $9.7 billion the House approved on Jan. 4 to fund the National Flood Insurance Program to aid victims hurt by Superstorm Sandy. He called for support of the two expected votes on Jan. 15 on the remaining supplemental request for the victims of Hurricane Sandy, which if passed would bring the total to approximately $60 billion. Smith represents residents of the hard hit areas of Ocean County and Monmouth County ... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) took to the floor of the House of Representatives today to call on his colleagues to support legislation funding the National Flood Insurance Program to assist victims of Superstorm Sandy. “I rise in strong support of H.R. 41 and I want to thank Leadership for posting it today and especially thank Chairman Scott Garrett for authoring this critically important legislation—boosting the NFIP’s borrowing authority by $9.7 billion. And I am very proud to be a cosponsor... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined anchor Doug McKelway on the set of Fox News Channel's show, America's News Headquarters, on Sunday. Author of the Embassy Security Act of 1999--signed into law by President Clinton--Smith discussed the controversial security decisions as the attack unfolded. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Read more