U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) today again voted in favor of legislation to create a security fence along portions of the southern border. H.R. 6061, the “Secure Fence Act of 2006,” which will strengthen security at our borders through an increase in the use of technology and physical barriers, passed the House of Representatives by a vote of 283-138.
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On the eve of the only sessions currently scheduled for public input on the health study of cancer rates near the former Mercer Rubber factory, Congressman Chris Smith, State Senator Peter Inverso, and Assemblyman Bill Baroni released a joint statement today that said: “As elected representatives serving the residents of Hamilton at the state and federal levels, we strongly urge all those interested in learning more about a study regarding possible environmental and health hazards in the area of...
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An important opportunity for the public to learn more about – and add vital input to – the recently released public health study of the neighborhoods surrounding the former Mercer Rubber factory on Mercer Street in Hamilton is being held this coming Wednesday at the Nottingham Fire House in Hamilton, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith said today.
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U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) today garnered assurances from officials at the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (NJDHSS) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) that his recommendations to narrow the sample area and to look at the numbers of cancer instances from years beyond 2001 will be carried out in their study of the health effects from the old Mercer Rubber factory.
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The United Nations Human Rights Council is broken and increased U.S. influence is necessary to repair the body, said U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) who chaired a hearing today aimed at bringing reform to the UN’s human rights agenda. “The UN’s human rights machinery remains broken and in need of serious repair and fundamental reform. Victims of abuse throughout the world deserve better than what the UN Human Rights Council has given them and we have an obligation to correct this injustic...
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U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) today called for full and proper notification of Hamilton Township residents to ensure they are aware of upcoming public information sessions on the health effects of waste dumped by the Mercer Rubber factory.
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U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ), former Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Veterans Affairs, today told thousands of delegates at the American Legion’s national convention that a grateful nation must remain committed to meeting the needs of veterans, and called on them to help pressure the Vietnamese government to end human rights abuses as Congress prepares to take up legislation granting that nation favorable trade status.
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The promised release of a high profile democracy advocate in Vietnam “should not and cannot be the end of much needed reforms in that country,” said US Congressman Chris Smith, the author of legislation recently passed by the House of Representatives calling on the Vietnamese government to immediately and unconditionally release Dr. Pham Hong Son and other political prisoners and prisoners of conscience held in that country (H.CON.RES. 320). “It is encouraging that the government of Vietnam is f...
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U.S. Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ) praised the benefits of the Manasquan Inlet at a celebration marking the 75th anniversary of the reopening of the Inlet today. Smith joined local officials in cutting the ribbon over the waterway, which was part of a re-enactment of the 1931 Manasquan Inlet reopening ceremony.
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