At a House Foreign Affairs Committee hearing today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) questioned the State Department’s second highest official—Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman—on Ukraine, those left behind in Afghanistan and other important concerns. Smith said: “In a 2014 speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko asked the Obama Administration for military assistance—which he didn’t get—to defend against Putin’s invasion of Crimea and said 'One cannot w... Read more

The following are excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) during today's debate on the House Floor on H.Res. 956—Supporting the people of Ukraine: Madame Speaker: Over the weekend I met with over one hundred Ukrainian Americans at my district office in Freehold. They told me how their families and friends in Ukraine are coping with Putin’s barbaric invasion—the loss of life, the wounded and escalating concern as bombs and missiles reign down on civilian targets. They appealed for help. Th... Read more

By Olivia Liu Asbury Park Press Yevgen Kashchenko of New Brunswick said his sister lives in Kyiv, Ukraine. On Friday, a missile hit a house two blocks from her. His father is in Mykolaiv, Ukraine. Russian tanks had entered the city Saturday. “The fights are going as we speak,” Kashchenko said. “When Putin says that they do not attack civilians, that’s not true. They attack them throughout the whole country and people die.” Kashchenko was one of about 80 people protesting against the war in Ukrai... Read more

On the latest edition of “New Jersey Globe Power Hour,” Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) joined David Wildstein on 77 WABC Radio to weigh in on Vladimir Putin's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, calling for the Russian dictator to be prosecuted as a war criminal for slaughtering innocent women, men and children. To listen to the interview, click here or on the image below. ### Read more

PRNewswire -- The Center for Lyme Action, the leading nonprofit dedicated to growing federal funding for Lyme disease, honored Members of Congress who have demonstrated extraordinary support in the push to cure Lyme Disease – the most prevalent vector-borne illness and the most prevalent tick-borne illness in the United States, with nearly a half million new cases estimated each year. "Lyme is a frustrating and debilitating disease, but it's a solvable problem," said Bonnie Crater, co-founder o... Read more

At a rally outside his Freehold office on Saturday, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) joined approximately one hundred Ukrainian-Americans whose family members and friends are in grave danger as Vladimir Putin ruthlessly invades their nation and slaughters innocent women, men and children. Smith, who met with the organizers of the rally in his office, said that President Biden’s disastrous exit from Afghanistan likely enabled Putin to pursue such aggression and called for immediate and strong internation... Read more

As the “Special Representative” on Human Trafficking for the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) provided an update to the intergovernmental body—based in Europe—on his legislative efforts to prevent human trafficking in supply chains during its annual Winter Meeting on February 25th. To listen to Smith’s remarks, click here or on the video below: ### Read more

Walter S. McAfee was an American scientist and astronomer, notable for participating in the world’s first lunar radar echo experiments with Project Diana. Courtesy Monmouth University By Melissa Ziobro WEST LONG BRANCH – Pioneering African American Army civilian scientist Walter S. McAfee is perhaps most famous for his participation in Project Diana, which allowed man’s first “contact” with the moon in 1946. However, McAfee was initially excluded from coverage of the event. Though that was late... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, today issued the following statement on Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine: “The unprovoked invasion of Ukraine by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has no justification nor basis whatsoever in international law and is a horrific affront to the country’s sovereignty and its freedom-loving citizens. Tragically, the legitimate democratic government of Ukraine—which its people fought so hard to establish—hangs in the bal... Read more

At a human rights hearing he chaired today, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) denounced the United Kingdom’s (UK) proposed statute of limitations for Troubles-era killings as part of a “massive, ongoing cover-up by the British government” and called on the UK to retract the proposition that Smith said “imperils the fragile peace in Northern Ireland.” The proposal—outlined by the UK’s Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Brandon Lewis—would grant de facto immunity to those responsible for the estimated... Read more