Legislation authored by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) that authorizes $98 million for specialized treatment for torture survivors in the United States and abroad was overwhelmingly approved by the House Foreign Affairs Committee this morning.
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As the House of Representatives prepares to take action this week on an emergency spending bill that includes a provision to protect New Jersey’s strict chemical facility anti-terrorism regulations, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) said Congress should immediately take up legislation he introduced last night to promote and protect increased safety measures at chemical security plants because the issue must be resolved before the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) releases their final regulations in two weeks.
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U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) was honored with the prestigious Commodore John Barry Award for his work on behalf of America’s veterans and for his efforts to promote peace and human rights in Northern Ireland by the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of the Jersey Shore at their annual gala in Spring Lake this evening.
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As Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Gia Khiem arrived in Washington, DC, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) held a press conference on Capitol Hill to demand that the Government of Vietnam immediately end their ongoing, unbridled human rights abuses and free all political prisoners and prisoners of conscience.
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It's a mantra that U.S. Rep. Chris Smith has repeated hundreds, if not thousands of times during his fight to provide money for veterans: "You can't provide health care on the cheap."
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Contrite, apologetic and vowing change, top Army brass came to Capitol Hill last week vowing immediate reform in the wake of devastating reports of substandard care at Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
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At an event on Capitol Hill today, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) called on his colleagues in Congress to fund the national program that promotes ethical, life-saving stem cell research and treatment at levels authorized in the law he authored, not at the considerably lower amount requested in the Administration’s FY08 proposed budget.
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Firefighters and first responders in the Fourth Congressional District will have an opportunity to learn more about federal grants available to acquire equipment, training and other resources needed to protect the public and obtain assistance in preparing grant applications during two workshops to be held by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) next week.
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