Those responsible for murder and other human rights abuses of Catholics in Con Dau, Vietnam should be investigated and held accountable, said U.S. Rep. Chris Smith today at a hearing of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) a leading human rights lawmaker in Congress and a tenacious proponent of religious freedom recently stated his opposition to the construction of the Ground Zero mosque. “While [the Islamic center developers] can do it — it’s legal — they shouldn’t do it,” Smith told The Hill, on August, 18, 2010.... click here: http://thehill.com/homenews/house/114925-religious-freedom-supporter-says-mosque-should-be-moved * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ... Read more

Today, August 13, 2010, the Food and Drug Administration approved the application for a new abortion drug, ulipristal acetate, under the label “ella.” Read more

An initiative pushed by U.S. Congressman Chris Smith has blossomed into over 200 additional jobs coming into Monmouth County. Read more

A sweeping bill to permanently prohibit taxpayer funding of abortion in every federal program was introduced today by Congressmen Chris Smith (R-NJ-04) and Dan Lipinski (D-IL). Read more

Growing evidence of U.S. taxpayer money spent on the controversial proposed Kenyan constitution vote set for Aug. 4 drew sharp criticism from four Members of the House of Representatives this afternoon. U.S. Reps. Trent Franks (AZ-02), Jeff Fortenberry (NE-01), Joseph Pitts (PA-16) and Chris Smith (NJ-04) criticized the Obama Administration’s spending to influence the vote on the referendum through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). USAID has reported spending at least $23 mi... Read more

After almost three years of meticulous, thorough negotiations, legislation to protect children from known child sexual predators seeking to travel abroad was cleared today by the House of Representatives. Read more

Senior Members of the House of Representatives today called on USAID to explain new discrepancies reported in the media of US taxpayer money being spent on referendum activities on the proposed Kenyan constitution vote set for Aug. 4. Read more

U.S. taxpayers are now footing the bill to push a new constitution in Kenya to the tune of $23 million, far above previous estimates. Read more

The Asbury Park Press ran a story which cited Congressman Chris Smith's efforts to protect the environment by Republicans for Environmental Protection, a group of pro-environment elected officials. Read more