Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, delivered the following remarks to the U.S. House of Representatives: Mr. SMITH of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, Friday September 30 marks 40 years since the life-saving Hyde Amendment was first enacted. This annual appropriations amendment stops taxpayer dollars from being used to fund most abortions and abortion coverage through government programs like Medicaid. (Click here to read Mr. Smith on the Congressional Re... Read more

Georgian Court University is the recipient of a new federal grant, worth more than $1.9 million over a five-year period, that will help the university expand academic support services and keep students on track for timely graduation. The award from the U.S. Department of Education’s Title III grant program is part of the federal agency’s Strengthening Institutions efforts. The Title III grant comes about a year after GCU landed a five-year, $1.4 million federal grant for TRIO-Student Support Ser... Read more

In a meeting yesterday with U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), Central African Republic (CAR) President Faustin-Archange Touadéra thanked him for the critical U.S. support for his country thus far. Touadéra also asked Smith, Chairman of the House panel on Africa, for sustained U.S. support as his country seeks to restore democracy in the wake of still-smoldering civil conflict. CAR has endured two destructive conflicts since 2004, including an ongoing civil war that began in 2012. One of the key iss... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith, Chair of a House panel on Global Human Rights, released the following statement on the bilateral agreement between the United States and the Slovak Republic tofight against the sexual abuse of children: “We welcome Slovakia into a close partnership with our Department of Homeland Security in the fight against the sexual abuse of children by known sex offenders who travel the world to abuse in secret. This agreement means greater safety for children of both the U.S. and Slovakia... Read more

At an award ceremony held yesterday evening just minutes from the White House, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), Chairman of a House panel on Global Human Rights, was awarded the “Trafficking In Persons Hero Award” by the Airline Ambassadors for his unrelenting fight against human trafficking and those who perpetrate it. “We are all in this together,” said Smith, who is the author of the landmark Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TPVA) of 2000. “Cooperation and coordination are key to mitigating—... Read more

Two state senators have recently thrown their hats in the ring, opposing a utility project that would run through the heart of Monmouth County. Along with them, a local grassroots group, which has seen support grow steadily since inception, is doing everything it can to fight the project. Senators Joseph Kyrillos and Jennifer Beck (both R-Monmouth) have recently introduced three resolutions to the state Senate which would call for various entities across New Jersey to oppose the Monmouth County ... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) joined the Federal Emergency Management Agency to host a firefighters and EMS grant workshop on Friday, September 23 at the Jackson Mills Fire House (Station 54), in Jackson Township. The purpose of the workshop was to guide fire officials with important tips for successfully competing for FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG). “This is an excellent grant program and the application period for 2016 funding is expected to open in a few weeks,” said Smith, wh... Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) helped launch the “Walk to End Alzheimer’s” event at Veterans Park in Hamilton today, thanking the hundreds of walkers and volunteers for turning out to support the event. Smith, co-founder and co-chair of the House of Representatives 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 impact... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) released the following statement on President Obama's veto of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (S. 2040): For those who have lost loved ones on 9/11 time has not diminished the suffering, nor has it brought accountability to those responsible and, certainly, has not brought closure. The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act will change that, to some degree, by overturning the legal barriers that have stood between the victims and the justice they rightly... Read more

At the request and in conjunction with Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), the Federal Emergency Management Agency will hold a firefighters and EMS grant workshop at 11 a.m. on Friday, September 23 at the Jackson Mills Fire House (Station 54), just off I-195 in Jackson Township. The purpose of the workshop will be to help fire officials gain important tips for successfully competing for FEMA grants. “This is an excellent grant program and the application period for 2016 funding is expected to open ... Read more