By U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, Chairman of the U.S. Executive-Congressional Commission on China - Washington will roll out the red carpet for President Xi Jinping this week. The honor is unwarranted. While President Obama offers toasts to the Chinese leader, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Liu Xiaobo continues to languish in a dark prison. While President Xi partakes in a lavish reception, human rights lawyers, such as Li Heping and Zhang Kai, are disappeared, detained somewhere in China without access to... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) released the following statement on today's historic address of Pope Francis to a Joint Session of Congress: Pope Francis’ powerful address to Congress invites us to selfless service, love, reconciliation and dialogue. The Holy Father quoted Jesus’ Golden Rule, “do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” and said it compels us to “protect and defend human life at every stage of development,” including the weakest and most vulnerable—from unborn children to refug... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) announced today that the New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women (NJCBW), which is headquartered in the Fourth Congressional District, has been chosen by the United States Department of Justice to receive $82,882 through a federal Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Coalition grant. “The New Jersey Coalition for Battered Women is a valuable resource for women and children across our state who have been victims of domestic abuse, sexual assault and violence,” said... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith Friday praised the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health for including his legislation—the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) Innovation Act of 2015 (H.R. 3243)—in a hearing to examine policy options that will improve the Medicaid program for beneficiaries. “I’d like to thank Chairman Pitts, the Subcommittee members and staff for their work on this bill and their leadership and commitment to the PACE program,” said Smith, who helped bring the first P... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) was honored by the faith-based organization Children of God Relief Fund, also known as Nyumbani USA, for his role in improving the lives of AIDS affected and infected children in Kenya. The Awards Reception was held on Friday night, September 18, 2015 in Washington, D.C. at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel on the occasion of Nyumbani’s 23rd anniversary. Nyumbani, which means “Home” in the Swahili language, was founded in 1992 by the late Father Angelo D’Agostino, SJ, MD, a ... Read more

Congressional Pro-life Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) gave the following remarks on the House floor today calling for passage of H.R. 3504, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, as well as a separate bill, H.R. 3134, to stop Planned Parenthood from receiving taxpayer funds: "Undercover videos by the Center for Medical Progress have again brought into sharp focus that some babies actually survive abortion," said Smith, a co-sponsor of both bills. "Dr. Savita Ginde, Medical D... Read more

As President Obama prepares to host Chinese President Xi, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) called on Chinese President Xi Jinping to reverse his government’s course on critical human rights and rule of law issues. At a congressional hearing Sept. 18 entitled “Urging China’s President Xi To Stop State-Sponsored Human Rights Abuses,” Smith and six witnesses noted that Chinese authorities have targeted for arrest and harassment human ... Read more

Congressional Pro-life Caucus Co-Chair Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04,) issued the following statement regarding the President’s extreme opposition to protecting babies who survive abortion: “Late yesterday the President demonstrated that his subservience to Planned Parenthood is absolute and without question,” said Smith. “Blindly following the orders of Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the country, the President issued an extreme unequivocal statement that he would veto the Born-A... Read more

As President Obama prepares to host Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 24-25, 2015, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04), chairman of the U.S. Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), will hold a hearing Friday, Sept. 18 to examine the critical human rights and rule of law issues that deserve frank and robust discussions during the planned state visit. Chinese authorities have targeted for arrest and harassment human rights defenders; media outlets and journalists; human rights lawye... Read more

“Consumer trust in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is broken, and FEMA must make every effort—including today’s decision to extend the review deadline—to make New Jersey policyholders whole again. Our constituents have waited on FEMA to get things right for nearly three years—they should not have been further burdened by an arbitrary deadline in the first place,” said Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), who led efforts to push FEMA to conduct the reviews. Smith said he will continue to ... Read more