In a show of support for the members of the women's national soccer team who recently filed a wage discrimination complaint, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) joined House colleagues in sending a letter to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission urging the Commission to take prompt action to eliminate the glaring pay disparity between men and women who play soccer. “The wage gap for the U.S. Women’s Soccer team is astonishing, even when compared to the shameful national average,” said Smith, a c... Read more

With the latest shocking allegations about sexual exploitation committed by United Nations peacekeepers—this time in the Central African Republic—Congress needs to examine the breakdown in accountability at the U.N., said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), chairman of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs subcommittee tasked with congressional oversight of the United Nation. Peacekeepers: Allegations of Abuse and Absence of Accountability at the United Nations, is the title of the congressional hearing to ... Read more

The winners of the 2016 Annual Fourth Congressional District Art Competition were announced today by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), who sponsors the annual show. “The students’ artwork in the 2016 competition was impressive,” Smith said. “This year we had 63 total entries representing a variety of styles and mediums. It is heartening to see this level of skill and art being cultivated by art teachers and parents in the Fourth Congressional District. I congratulate the ‘Best-in-Show’ winner, Ma... Read more

WASHINGTON, DC – April is National Autism Awareness Month and legislators, government agencies and advocates are highlighting the ongoing effort to better define the incidences of autism and to underscore the real needs of children and families touched by autism. “Autism rates in New Jersey continue to skyrocket, with more and more children and families impacted and facing the unique challenges associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD),” said Rep. Chris Smith—co-chairman of the House Autism... Read more

If human rights are sidelined again this week in the Obama-Xi meeting — it will not only be an unconscionable abandonment of China’s best and brightest who today suffer jail, torture and death for freedom, but it will be a colossal strategic mistake as well. The Obama administration cannot meekly “raise” human rights concerns when it is increasingly clear that our security and economic interests with China cannot be ensured without dramatic human rights improvements and advances in the rule of l... Read more

The abortion president, Barack Obama, has made use of his last months in office to give yet another gift to the abortion industry, a leading pro-life Congressman said today. “Today, Obama’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) changed the label of the abortion pill (mifepristone) to enable the expanded use of this baby-killing drug,” said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), Co-Chair of the Bipartisan Congressional Pro-life Caucus. “At the behest of the abortion industry, the Obama Administration has ex... Read more

U.S Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) today joined other human rights leaders on the eve of the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping slated for Thursday, imploring President Obama not to forget the victims who suffer from basic human rights at the hands of the Chinese government. “If human rights are sidelined again this week in the Obama-Xi meeting—it will not only be an unconscionable abandonment of China’s best and brightest who today suffer jail, torture, and death for freedom, but it will be... Read more

Members of Congress and prominent human rights advocates will discuss topics for the upcoming bilateral meeting between President Obama and President Xi Jinping, scheduled for sidelines of the Nuclear Security Summit next week, March 31-April 1, 2016. Under President Xi, there has been an extraordinary assault on rule of law and civil society in China.The imprisonment and torture of rights advocates, the use of torture in detention, and new efforts to further restrict the freedoms of speech, as... Read more

A Service Academy Information Night will be held Thursday, April 21, 2016, from 5:30 to 7:30 in the lower level of the Wall Township Municipal Building, 2700 Allaire Road, Wall NJ, announced Congressman Christopher H. Smith (NJ-04). The event is for any high school or college student (and their parents, counselors or educators) residing in the Fourth Congressional District who is interested in learning about competing for a nomination to one of the United States Service Academies. Each instituti... Read more

Representative Chris Smith and Senator Marco Rubio, the Chair and Co-chair respectively of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), today welcomed reports of the release of lawyer Zhang Kai whom Chinese authorities detained in August 2015 for his efforts to protect religious leaders and communities in Wenzhou, yet cautioned that the terms of his release are not fully known. The Chairs also called on President Xi Jinping, on the eve of Easter celebrations observed by millions of Ch... Read more