At a hearing of the House Foreign Affairs Committee entitled "The Google Predicament: Transforming U.S. Cyberspace Policy to Advance Democracy, Security, and Trade," Congressman Chris Smith, a senior member of the committee, addressed his colleagues about the need to protect internet freedom with his bill, HR 2271, the Global Online Freedom Act (GOFA), a bill backed by Google, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, Reporters without Borders and other human rights and journalist organizations...
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U.S. Rep. Chris Smith presented medals for three families of World War II veterans today at the Hamilton Township Library in the lower level meeting room.
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Congressmen Chris Smith (NJ-04) and Frank Wolf (VA-10) met with a group of leading human rights advocates Friday to discuss the importance of Internet freedom. The human rights advocates have endorsed Smith’s bill, the Global Online Freedom Act (GOFA), H.R. 2271, and discussed actions to promote the bill.
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U.S. Rep. Smith today announced that fire companies in Burlington City and Burlington Township have won important federal grants to help with the purchases of a replacement fire truck and turnout gear—boots, helmets, and fire and water-resistant pants and jackets.
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers from U.S. House of Representatives active with human rights issues nominated three persecuted Chinese human rights advocates for the Nobel Peace Prize, Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) announced today.
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Congressman Chris Smith today addressed the tens of thousands of citizens who gathered to “March for Life” in the nation’s capital on the anniversary of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortions.
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Congressman Chris Smith gave the following remarks at the Capitol Building today about Google’s recent announcement to alter its business practices with the Chinese government.
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At a press conference with three other Members of Congress, Amnesty International, Reporters Without Borders and former Chinese political prisoners, Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-04) today praised Google for taking bold measures to end its dealings with the Chinese government that enable it to spy on the Chinese people, and called on House leaders to finally vote on the Global Online Freedom Act (GOFA), a bipartisan bill that passed multiple House Committees in the previous Congress but was not brought up for a floor vote. Google has endorsed the Smith’s GOFA bill, HR 2271.
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Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-4th) calls on leading internet firm Google to sever its dealings with the Chinese government that enable it to spy on its own people, and called on House leaders to finally vote on the Global Online Freedom Act (GOFA), a bipartisan bill that passed multiple House Committees in the previous Congress but was not brought up for a floor vote.
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