U.S. Rep. Smith (NJ-04) chaired a joint briefing of the Congressional Caucus on Human Trafficking and the Congressional Victims' Rights Caucus earlier this week which featured the unveiling of a new report on sex trafficking of minors in the United States.
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Left behind parents from across the country joined Rep. Smith (NJ-4th) and Frank Wolf (VA-10) at a press conference today to unveil the “International Child Abduction Prevention Act of 2009” in front of the U.S. Capitol Building.
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U.S. Rep. Smith today blasted the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) ill-conceived plan announced Monday that it intends to close the Freehold Downtown Station in the borough that serves over 25,000 people.
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U.S. Rep. Smith has been re-appointed by the President of the Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), also called the Helsinki Commission, as the OSCE’s Special Representative on Human Trafficking.
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Rep. Smith has led an effort to call on the U.S. Administration to give public and diplomatic support to the persecuted members of the religious group Falun Gong in the People’s Republic of China.
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Congressman Smith spoke on the House floor after a proposed amendment to the 2010 Foreign Operations Appropriations bill to reinstate the Mexico City Policy was blocked by the House Rules Committee.
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In a nifty bit of strategizing, Rep. Christopher H. Smith, R-N.J., this week got the House Rules Committee to accept an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would require the federal government to complete a comprehensive report of costs and security measures before the Navy proceeds with plans to allow civilians to move into housing at Naval Weapons Station Earle.
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U.S. Rep. Smith said today that a provision in the Fiscal Year 2010 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill now includes $500,000 in funding for the Trenton-based nonprofit community development group Isles Inc.
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