The growing threat of cholera in the Middle East and other areas was the central focus of testimony by leading U.S. authorities at a hearing held today by the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s global health subcommittee, Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04). “The World Health Organization reported the spread of a cholera epidemic that first began in Iraq in 2007 that crossed over into Iran, Syria and is considered the region’s greatest, although not only, health threat,” Smith said. “... Read more

The growing threat of cholera in the Middle East and other areas will be the central focus of testimony by leading U.S. authorities at a hearing to be held by the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee’s global health subcommittee, Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04). Smith scheduled the congressional hearing, entitled “The Growing Threat of Cholera and other Diseases in the Middle East?” for Weds. March 2. He has held other global health hearings on the threat of diseases such as smallpox,... Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) spoke in support of Bob Levinson today on the House floor: Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairwoman of the Subcommittee on The Middle East and North Africa and the chairwoman emeritus of the full committee, Ileana Ros-Lehtien, for her leadership on this issue. I also thank Ted Deutch, who authored this very, very important resolution. I also thank Tom Rice and Eliot Engel for quickly bringing this legislation to the floor so that Members can vote on it in anticipation of... Read more

In response to letters he has sent individually and in collaboration with five other members of the New Jersey Congressional Delegation, Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) sat down yesterday with officials from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to discuss the ongoing hardships faced by victims of Superstorm Sandy who are precluded from receiving HUD grants and HUD’s inexplicable decision to carve out needed Sandy funds for a nation-wide resiliency competition of which NJ received ... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), head of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee charged with oversight of International Organizations, including the United Nations (UN), convened a hearing today on “Establishing Accountability at the World Intellectual Property Organization: Illicit Technology Transfers, Whistleblowing, and Reform.” Smith warned that “The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a critical component of a global system of intellectual property and patent protection. Unf... Read more

Concerns over illicit technology transfers to rogue nations such as Iran and North Korea, undisclosed dealings with China and Russia, and retaliation against whistleblowers who brought these alarming issues to light will be the topics of a hearing chaired by U.S. Representative Chris Smith. “Establishing Accountability at the World Intellectual Property Organization: Illicit Technology Transfers, Whistleblowing, and Reform,” is the title of the hearing to be held before the House Foreign Affairs... Read more

BY WALL STREET JOURNAL WRITER JAMES T. AREDDY - Chris Smith, a Republican congressman from New Jersey who is a vocal China critic, charges that U.S. universities risk undermining their reputations for academic freedom by making “quiet compromises” to launch schools in the world’s most populous nation. So it was a surprise when New York University this week hosted Mr. Smith for a full day at its campus in Shanghai – where, according to his office, the congressman used a podium to blast China for ... Read more

U.S. Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) today returned to the United States from a five day human rights mission to China that was marked by an historic speech at the New York University (NYU) campus in Shanghai and several meetings with government officials and representatives from religious communities. Smith, Chairman of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), pulled no punches during his speech— the first public speech by an elected Member of Congress since the campus... Read more

Newly-passed legislation in the Serbian parliament that offers compensation for heirless Jewish property seized during and after the Holocaust was called “historic” by Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), chairman of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), also known as the Helsinki Commission. “As a long-time advocate of restitution for Jewish property stolen around the Holocaust, I applaud Serbia’s leadership in passing this historic legislation,” said Smith. “When there are n... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), Dean of the New Jersey Congressional Delegation, mourns the passing of Trenton-born Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Feb. 13 and issued the following statement: “I was saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Justice Scalia—an extraordinary man of deep faith, great intellect and wit—who wrote complex legal analysis with a strength and clarity that will leave an enduring mark on American jurisprudence. “His commitment to the Constitution, as written and n... Read more