Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Africa, Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), took to the floor today to speak in support of H. Res. 780: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey… Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my good friend and colleague, the distinguished chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Mr. ROYCE; Ranking Member ELIOT ENGEL; and Ms. BASS, who is the ranking member on the Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subcommittee, for their strong support for this legislation, ... Read more

On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) and the New Jersey Adjutant General, Brigadier General Michael L. Cunniff, broke ground on six Superstorm Sandy-related projects at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt, Monmouth County. The projects, totaling over $20 million, are replacing damaged facilities and utilities on the installation and were funded through the Superstorm Sandy Supplemental package Smith and the New Jersey Delegation successfully enacted in the aftermath of the stor... Read more

On Wednesday, Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) and New Jersey Adjutant General, Brigadier General Michael L. Cunniff, will break ground on six Superstorm Sandy-related projects at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt. The projects, totaling over $20 million, are replacing damaged facilities and utilities on the installation and were funded through the Superstorm Sandy Supplemental package Smith and the New Jersey Delegation successfully enacted in the aftermath of the storm: the Disaster Appro... Read more

By U.S. Rep. Chris Smith- During the 1980s, when a child went missing, the nation knew by the photos on the side of a milk carton. As a young father myself, like all parents at the time, the images of these missing children resonated with me: I deeply empathized with the parents and prayed for the safe return of their son or daughter. When a child goes missing today, we get an Amber Alert message on our phones and see the Facebook posts and tweets from the National Center for Missing and Exploit... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) announced today that a federal contract worth nearly $9 million for renovations at FBI offices in New York City was awarded by the General Services Administration (GSA). “This is good news for a local company and I was pleased that GSA awarded it to Benchmark,” said Smith of the award. “It means job security for a small business.” Benchmark Construction Services Inc. of Cross Street, Lakewood, N.J., was awarded a contract worth $8,916,783 to do conduct major renov... Read more

After leading a multi-year, multi-faceted effort to provide Medicare coverage for a care planning session for patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) announced today that Medicare has now agreed to cover the costs of planning sessions for seniors with Alzheimer’s disease. The confirmation of the new benefit was included in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) final rule for Calendar Year 2017 Physician Fee Schedule. The new care planning benefit incl... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) met with the promising young students of Miss Stacy Gregorakis’ AP Government Class yesterday during a visit to Howell High School. Among the wide variety of topics discussed were policy making, oversight, constituent casework and important legislation. “Members of Congress have three main responsibilities,” said Smith, who has been a leader in the House of Representatives for 36 years. “The first, which everyone knows, is drafting and voting on laws. Second is oversight... Read more

U.S. Representatives Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Maxine Waters (D-CA), House Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan, Bicameral Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's Disease, thanked the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) for hosting free, confidential memory screenings and praised them for increasing the duration to throughout National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month in November. “The screenings offered by the AFA are incredibly important in helping our seniors make healthcare decisions,” said Smith.... Read more

WASHINGTON, DC—Double digit price increases in Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties once again show that Obamacare has failed to live up to the promises made by President Obama and Democratic party leadership, said Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04). “The massive cost increases for New Jersey residents adds another item to the ever growing list of Obamacare flops,” said Smith. “These increases clearly show that it is time for President Obama to give up his ‘politics first’ attitude and start to work with C... Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) helped launch the “Walk to End Alzheimer’s” event at Bradley Beach, thanking the hundreds of walkers and volunteers for turning out to support the event. Smith, co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional Alzheimer’s Caucus, was invited by the host Alzheimer’s Association to welcome walkers and speak about the fight to stop a disease that in New Jersey claims an estimated 170,000 victims who suffer from this form of dementia, and impacts more than 400,000 family me... Read more