New statistical data provided by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that shows 1 in every 101 New Jersey children have a form of autism is proof that federal government needs to invest more in autism research and treatment programs, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)—Co-Chairman of the Congressional Coalition on Autism Research and Education (C.A.R.E.)—said today.
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In an effort to address the escalating number of Lyme disease cases in New Jersey and across the nation, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) announced today that he has introduced bipartisan legislation to authorize a $100 million, five-year plan to dramatically expand Lyme disease research and education.
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Burlington Township Fire Department received over $78,000 in federal funds to upgrade safety equipment and to provide physicals to its firefighters, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) and Burlington Twp. Fire Commission officials announced today.
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The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a resolution introduced by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) that calls on the British government to continue to advance the recent historic progress in the Northern Ireland peace process by following through on their promise of full “independent public judicial” investigation into the murder of Northern Ireland defense attorney Pat Finucane.
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When Speaker Nancy Pelosi boldly proclaimed this month that this would be a Congress that remembers the children, I couldn’t help but think that this smart, savvy grandmother of 6, who now wields the most powerful gavel in the world, was forgetting someone.
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The day after the release of a devastating report detailing collusion between a Protestant paramilitary organization and police in Northern Ireland, the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee today approved a resolution introduced by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) calling on the government of the of the United Kingdom to begin a full “independent public judicial” investigation of the murder of Northern Ireland defense attorney Pat Finucane.
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The following are excerpts from the speech delivered by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today at the March for Life on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.:
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Autism is the nation’s fastest growing developmental disability. Just ten years ago, the U.S. autism rate was thought to be 1 in every 500 children. Today, 1 out of every 166 children born in the United States is affected by the disability.
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A bill authored by U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) promoting democracy and human rights in Belarus was signed into law over the weekend by President George W. Bush.
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