House Foreign Affairs Global Health Subcommittee Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Committee Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA), Ranking Member Eliot Engel (D-NY), and Global Health Subcommittee Ranking Member Karen Bass (D-CA) today released a bipartisan report outlining problems with USAID’s largest-ever contract that jeopardized access to life-saving health commodities and wasted taxpayer dollars. The report, entitled “Oversight Investigation: USAID Global Health Supply Chain Contract,” concludes a year-long co... Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) today honored Walter Pruiksma, a hero who, 74 years ago, braved a nighttime run on a horse-drawn, two-wheel wooden cart through German lines to bring an injured French woman to a hospital only three days after he had landed on Utah Beach in the wake of the D-Day invasion. U.S. Army Reserve Maj. Gen. Phillip Churn came from Washington to present him with the Silver Marechaussee Award, one of the highest honors that can be bestowed on a military policeman (MP) by the... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Global Human Rights and Co-Chairman of the U.S. Helsinki Commission, released the following statement on the release of Pastor Andrew Brunson from house arrest in Turkey: “I am overjoyed that Pastor Andrew Brunson is finally free from his cruel and unjust imprisonment and house arrest, and is coming home safely to the U.S. For almost two years he was the victim of efforts by President Erdogan and the Turkish state to crack down on re... Read more

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) announced on Thursday that Brookdale Community College in Lincroft will receive a $95,334 grant from the Department of Education for its cybersecurity program. “Cybersecurity training is absolutely critical to national security, now and in the coming years, and I am pleased to announce that Brookdale Community College’s cybersecurity program will have even more resources available to equip students with solid training and skills,” Smith said. “Brookdale’s new FIPSE... Read more

Today’s announced 2.8 percent Social Security Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) increase for seniors is better than last year, but still not reflective of the real cost-of-living increases seniors face, said Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), who is pushing for legislation to establish a more accurate cost-of-living adjustment mechanism for seniors. “While a 2.8 percent increase is an improvement upon the previous benefits, the reality is that it still does not meet the needs of today’s seniors,” Smith sai... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), co-chair of the bipartisan Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), issued excerpts of the following remarks at a press conference on Wed., Oct. 10, on the release of the 2018 CECC Annual Report: The Commission’s Annual Report is the “gold standard” of human rights reporting on China and should be required reading. I would also like to thank the staff of the CECC—especially staff directors Elyse Anderson and Paul Protic. They have helped us as Chairs do some v... Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith was a guest speaker at the fourth annual JAR of Hope Gala to combat Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy, held at the IPlay America center on Schanck Road in Freehold Township this weekend. Below are Excerpts of his remarks: Let me thank Jim and Karen Raffone for their amazing love and effective advocacy for Jamesy—and their extraordinary leadership for all the boys and young men and their families struggling to overcome Duchenne. Jim, Karen and their team are an inspiration. Ever... Read more

On Sunday, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) addressed thousands of American Coptic Christians as they welcomed His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark of the Coptic Orthodox Church, at Rutgers Athletic Center in Piscataway, NJ. Pope Tawadros II is the 118th pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church, the largest Christian Church in the Middle East. “Your Holiness—Pope Tawadros II—all people of faith and goodwill are deeply grateful for your historic visit,” Smith sa... Read more

U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), who represents much of Monmouth County, joined community leaders today marking a milestone in opposing the controversial Monmouth County Reliability Project (MCRP). In June, the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) rejected the proposal of Jersey Central Power & Light (JCP&L) to construct high-voltage power lines between Red Bank and Aberdeen. With the appeals window now closed, the leaders and members of the community today celebrated the BPU's decision as fi... Read more

By David Levinsky, BCT Senior Staff Writer - U.S. Sens. Bob Menendez and Cory Booker, and Reps. Chris Smith, Tom MacArthur and Donald Norcross, applauded the good news, saying the new jets would help ensure the long-term viability of the installation for decades to come. The future of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst got another boost this week, as the U.S. Air Force finalized its decision to base two dozen of its next generation KC-46 refueling tankers at the base starting in 2020. U.S. Sens. ... Read more