U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), who authored legislation creating the State Department Office to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism internationally, today called for a senior U.S. government official to lead inter-agency efforts to combat anti-Semitism domestically. “The recent barrage of bomb threats against the American Jewish community must be absolutely condemned and the perpetrators of this hate must be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Anti-Semitism is a persistent, unique evil and...
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U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) today sent a letter, signed by the majority of the N.J. Delegation, to the newly-confirmed Secretary of the Department of Commerce, Wilbur Ross, expressing the need to delay any 2017 restrictions placed by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) on the New Jersey fishing industry. The letter highlighted the overwhelmingly negative impact the new regulations would have on New Jersey shore communities. “If implemented, a reduction of this magnitude wil...
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U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Marco Rubio (R-FL) and U.S. Representatives Joe Crowley (D-NY) and Chris Smith (R-NJ) today introduced the Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act. This bipartisan and bicameral legislation will improve efforts assisting Holocaust survivors and the families of Holocaust victims by requiring the State Department to report on the progress of certain European countries on the return of—or restitution for—wrongfully confiscated or transferred Holoc...
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U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) was one of just two members of Congress, and the only member in the U.S. House, to receive a top score by on the newly created “International Religious Freedom Congressional Scorecard,” released for the first time last week by the 21st Century Wilberforce Initiative. Smith, joined by top-scorer Marco Rubio in the Senate, was awarded an “A+” ranking for his dedication to religious freedom worldwide. “The world is experiencing an unprecedented crisis of international ...
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Congressman Chris Smith recently received an award from the Alzheimer’s Association Delaware Valley Chapter, part of the National Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Association, at a meeting with families dealing with Alzheimer’s in February 2017. The award was presented in February 2017 by Wendy Campbell, President and CEO of the Delaware Valley Chapter, which honored Mr. Smith with a painting symbolizing the struggles of victims of Alzheimer's. An inscription on the framed artwork read:...
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Congressman Chris Smith addressed a crowd of Catholic men at St. Joseph's Parish in Toms River New Jersey. The event was hosted by the Catholic Men for Jesus Christ 20th annual event, drawing men from across the Diocese of Trenton hailing from Mercer, Monmouth, Ocean and Burlington counties. Smith spoke about human trafficking, pro-life issues, human rights around the globe and other topics. WATCH ON LEFT FOR SLIDE SHOW.
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Congressman Chris Smith (Hamilton, NJ), pictured on right, was a guest Thursday, Feb. 23 on the Bill Spadea Show on New Jersey 101.5 FM, the most widely listened to station in the area. Bill and Chris covered various topics such as the Congressman's work with Lyme disease, the planned repeal and replacement of Obamacare, also called the ACA or Affordable Care Act, and angry protesters holding a fake 'town hall.' They spoke about Superstorm Sandy issues with a caller and discussed the Congressman...
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By Bill Spadea 10:44 a.m. Feb. 23, 2017 - Instead of a raucous town hall sponsored by his potential opponents, Rep. Chris Smith joined us on air to discuss Lyme disease and health care in Jersey, and what he’s doing to help NJ in DC. There is arguably no better constituent service-oriented public servant than Chris Smith. To paint a picture that shows anything else is false and agenda-driven. Just because a group holds a meeting to yell about what they’re entitled to receive from your tax money ...
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In strong support of H.J. Res. 43, Rep. Smith delivered the following statement on the floor during debate in the House today: Mr. Speaker, I thank the distinguished Chair, Mrs. Black, for her leadership on this resolution. Many Americans oppose giving tax dollars to Planned Parenthood, 56% according to a November 2016 poll. And with good reason. Subsidized by over $500 million taxpayers’ dollars each year, Planned Parenthood dismembers or chemically poisons a baby to death every two minutes—kil...
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In honor of the International Day against the Use of Child Soldiers, marked across the globe this past weekend, a bill designed to help stop the scourge of Child Soldiers was introduced today by U.S. Rep Chris Smith (NJ-04), Chairman of the House panel on Africa. “No child should be forced or enticed to carry a gun or to kill. No child should be used by fighting forces—or anyone—as a sex slave,” said Smith, author of the landmark Trafficking Victims Protection Act, which created the Trafficking ...
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