A series of U.S. taxpayer-funded agreements awarded to nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) by the Obama Administration clearly contradicts recent statements issued by the U.S. Embassy in Nairobi claiming neutrality in the Kenya constitutional referendum scheduled for a vote in early August. Read more

Earlier this year, Google's decision to stop censoring search results on its website for Chinese authorities created a tense standoff with Beijing that might be drawing to a close as China weighs the renewal of the U.S.-based Internet company's business license. U.S. lawmakers and Internet experts say Google's struggle highlights the inability of high-technology firms to promote change in China. Read more

The World Cup has drawn global attention to South Africa, but the House of Representatives took the occasion to bring some light to the dark world of the trafficking of women and children who can be victimized in large sporting venues. Read more

A Mercer County, N.J. emergency medical service (EMS) squad has been awarded a federal grant by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Congressman Chris Smith announced today. “This federal grant will help East Windsor squad volunteers do their job,” Smith said. “This type of equipment has become very expensive for small towns and small, all-volunteer EMS squads, so this federal grant is welcomed support.” The East Windsor Township Rescue Squad District 1 will receive $22,990 toward the... Read more

New legislation aimed at keeping American minors out of the clutches of sex traffickers was introduced this week by Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (NY-14) and Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04), co-chairs of the Congressional Caucus on Human Trafficking. Read more

U.S. Representatives Chris Smith (NJ-04), Eliot Engel (NY-17), and Peter King (NY-03), Co-Chairs of the Ad Hoc Committee on Irish Affairs, issued the following joint statement in response to the British government’s release of the report of the Saville inquiry into the events of “Bloody Sunday,” January 30, 1972. Read more

A new report by the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) outlines that since 2002, over $1 BILLION in federal funds has been allocated to six organizations that promote or provide abortions, including Planned Parenthood, which received a majority of the funds. Read more

In an attempted first step to repeal and replace the Obama takeover of health care, House Republicans forced a vote to eliminate the controversial and likely unconstitutional ‘individual mandate’ at the heart of Obamacare. Read more

Israel deserves strong support following the May 31 Gaza flotilla incident, Congressman Chris Smith, senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, told his colleagues on the floor of the House of Represenatives today. Read more

A report released today on the trafficking of women, children and laborers around the world written by the U.S. State Department is nothing less than a call to further action, said Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04). Read more