Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) today gave a live 45-minute interview on C-SPAN's Washington Journal about President Obama's push to use military force in Syria, and on Smith's own resolution to create a Syrian War Crimes Tribunal. On set with moderator Pedro Echevarria, Smith took questions from across the nation, defending his own opposition to President Obama's plan to strike Syria, and recalling Secretary of State John Kerry evading Smith's direct question during a hearing last week as to wh... Read more

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation in the House of Representatives calling for the establishment of a war crimes tribunal to investigate and prosecute “war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide, whether committed by officials of the Government of Syria, or members or other groups involved in civil war in Syria.” “There is a non-lethal way to help ensure that Bashar al-Assad and other perpetrators of atrocities in Syria are held to account—not someday far in the fu... Read more

By Chris Smith, published Monday, September 9, 2013 by The Washington Post -- There is a non-lethal way to help ensure that Bashar al-Assad and other perpetrators of atrocities in Syria are held to account not someday far in the future but beginning now. The U.N. Security Council must move immediately to establish a Syria War Crimes Tribunal. Past ad hoc war crimes tribunals including courts for the former Yugoslavia, Sierra Leone and Rwanda have made a difference, but sent thugs to jail after h... Read more

Cong. Chris Smith (NJ-04) on the set of Fox News Channel Sunday program, America's New Headquarters, with anchor Shannon Bream discussed his resolution to create a Syrian War Crimes Tribunal as an alternative to a military attack on Syria. Smith, a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee who has announced that he will vote against authorizing President Obama’s plans for military strikes in Syria, said that a Syrian War Crimes Tribunal is a nonlethal alternative to missiles and bombs... Read more

By Washington Post reporter Brad Plumer: Are there ways to respond to the atrocities in Syria without U.S. military action? Rep. Chris Smith thinks so. Rep. Christopher Smith (R-N.J.), left, and Secretary of State John Kerry at a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing on Syria on Wednesday. The House Republican from New Jersey introduced a bill Wednesday to set up a Syrian war crimes tribunal as an alternative to missile strikes against Bashar Assad’s government. Smith’s resolution would call ... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee who has announced that he will vote against authorizing President Obama’s plans for military strikes in Syria, will instead introduce a resolution to create a Syrian War Crimes Tribunal as an alternative. “There is a compelling, moral imperative to immediately establish a comprehensive way to hold accountable all those on either side, including Assad, who have slaughtered and raped in Syria,” Smith said. “Tho... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) appeared as a guest on EWTN's news program "The World Over" Thursday to discuss President Obama's plan to attack Syrian. The New Jersey Congressman is a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee. He and host Raymond Arroyo talked about the debate in Congress on a potential U.S. military action in Syria after the recent use of chemical weapons in that country's bloody civil war. They also talked about Smith's plan to introduce a bipartisan Syrian War Cri... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee who plans to vote against the House resolution next week to authorize the use of U.S. military force in Syria, today directly asked U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pointed questions about evidence justifying use of force, as well as about the duration and planning of the military action. Though Kerry did not answer Smith questions, the Congressman announced his legislation to create a Syrian War Crimes Tri... Read more

The Township of Colts Neck in Monmouth County received a grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which has awarded more than $2 million to help pay for clean up costs that resulted from Superstorm Sandy, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) said today. The decision will provide $2,042,540 in Federal funding to Colts Neck for costs incurred by the loading, hauling, grinding, and disposal of the huge amounts of debris from Superstorm Sandy. Wind damage from the Oct. 30, 2012 storm leve... Read more

One-hundred and forty Members of Congress appealed in a letter to President Obama to seek congressional authorization prior to putting U.S. military personnel in harm's way in Syria: Dear Mr. President, We strongly urge you to consult and receive authorization from Congress before ordering the use of U.S. military force in Syria. Your responsibility to do so is prescribed in the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution of 1973. While the Founders wisely gave the Office of the President the aut... Read more