By Edward Colimore, Inquirer Staff Writer (Posted: Thursday, January 10, 2013, 3:01 AM) The Air Force's 108th Wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst has been selected as one of five Air National Guard units in the running to host 12 new KC-46A aerial refueling tankers in 2017, officials said Wednesday. The Air Force considered 80 sites in 47 states to base a formal training unit that will receive 36 tankers, plus a Main Operating Base One that will receive 12, and a Main Operating Base Two tha... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) returned to Belmar, N.J. today to address the battered residents of Belmar today in the company of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Monmouth County and Belmar Borough officials to watch construction workers drive the first of many pilings that will make up the town's new boardwalk. "Yesterday, in the State of the State address in Trenton, Governor Chris Christie eloquently spoke of the courage, tenacity and resolve of the people of New Jersey both during and after ... Read more

The U.S. Air Force today announced that the 108th Wing, located on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (JB-MDL), has cleared a significant hurdle and is now one of only five Air National Guard units in the running for 12 new KC-46A aerial refueling tankers in 2017. The Air Force considered numerous bases across the country for the first round of basing for three sites: a Formal Training Unit (FTU) location that will receive 36 tankers, a “Main Operating Base 1” (MOB #1) that will receive 12, and “M... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) was a guest on Fox News Channel Jan. 6 to discuss the $9.7 billion the House approved on Jan. 4 to fund the National Flood Insurance Program to aid victims hurt by Superstorm Sandy. He called for support of the two expected votes on Jan. 15 on the remaining supplemental request for the victims of Hurricane Sandy, which if passed would bring the total to approximately $60 billion. Smith represents residents of the hard hit areas of Ocean County and Monmouth County ... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) took to the floor of the House of Representatives today to call on his colleagues to support legislation funding the National Flood Insurance Program to assist victims of Superstorm Sandy. “I rise in strong support of H.R. 41 and I want to thank Leadership for posting it today and especially thank Chairman Scott Garrett for authoring this critically important legislation—boosting the NFIP’s borrowing authority by $9.7 billion. And I am very proud to be a cosponsor... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, joined anchor Doug McKelway on the set of Fox News Channel's show, America's News Headquarters, on Sunday. Author of the Embassy Security Act of 1999--signed into law by President Clinton--Smith discussed the controversial security decisions as the attack unfolded. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com Read more

After meeting with Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) and other House members behind closed doors, Speaker John Boehner agreed to schedule a House vote this Friday, Jan. 4, to direct an estimated $9.7 billion to the National Flood Insurance Program to aid victims hurt by Superstorm Sandy. That vote will be followed by two more votes on Jan. 15—the first full legislative day of the new 113th Congress—on the remaining supplemental request for the victims of Hurricane Sandy, totaling approximately $60... Read more

In a late night vote on New Year’s Day, the House of Representatives approved a bill (H.R. 8) agreed to earlier in the day by the Senate, averting the so-called fiscal cliff. “While far from perfect and long overdue, this legislation does accomplish several long sought after initiatives permanently cutting taxes for most Americans, including over four million New Jersey taxpayers,” said Smith, who voted for the compromise legislation. “The Joint Committee on Taxation estimates the bill reduces t... Read more

Cong. Chris Smith (NJ-04) took to the House floor on both Jan. 1 and Jan 2. to speak out in favor of immediate federal assistance for Sandy victims. These comments are from his Jan 2. floor statement: "Mr. Speaker, this two-tiered amendment disaster relief bill we had hoped to bring to the floor to get us to the $60 billion is so desperately needed to assist families, businesses and municipalities devastated by Superstorm Sandy. Our appeal—and it’s a bipartisan appeal—is that there is still time... Read more

A $60.4 billion emergency spending aid package for victims of Hurricane Sandy moved through the Senate last night. “The House now has before it legislation that will provide critical federal support to help ease and mitigate the severe hardship on people, communities and businesses decimated by Superstorm Sandy," said Congressman Chris Smith, R- Robbinsville, NJ, who represents the Fourth Congressional District, the hard-hit area of northern Ocean County & southern Monmouth County where Sandy m... Read more