The international child abduction ordeal of Tinton Falls' David and Sean Goldman sparked a law to help bring such kids home. It's not being enforced. By Jerry Carino of the Asbury Park Press Twelve years after she helped bring abducted Tinton Falls child Sean Goldman home to his father David — a much-publicized saga that involved five years of legal wrangling with Brazil — Red Bank attorney Patricia Apy is still asked about the case all the time. The Goldmans are doing well, but as she testifie... Read more

Asbury Park Press USA TODAY NETWORK – NEW JERSEY - Nineteen Jersey Shore towns and school districts devastated by superstorm Sandy nearly nine years ago have received some welcome news: They no longer have to pay back $26 million in federal disaster loans. 'The forgiveness of Community Disaster Loans provides critical relief for our towns' -- US Rep. Chris Smith. U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone Jr. and Andy Kim, both D-N.J., touted the disaster loan forgiveness at a Tuesday news conference at Toms Rive... Read more

By ARIEL TU Oct 1st, 2021, 3:08 pm The parents of a South Carolina college student who was murdered by a fake Uber driver have turned their grief into a campaign to make it safer for anyone who calls an Uber or Lyft ride to get home. But they’re finding it difficult to get past the politics of Washington. “He spent a lot of time in search of a victim and he found somebody that was vulnerable and obviously confused on what car was her Uber ride and took advantage of that,” William H. “Skip” Holb... Read more

By Dennis Sadowski, CNS staff writer Two members of Congress have introduced a bill to expand successful trafficking prevention efforts in schools and businesses. Reps. Chris Smith (R-N.J.) and Karen Bass (D-Calif.) introduced the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection and Reauthorization Act of 2021 in the House of Representatives Sept. 3. "During COVID ... the exploitation of children has risen substantially, mostly online, and there is kind of like a pent-up demand t... Read more

A New Jersey congressman and other advocates urged the State Department to use the strongest enforcement tools passed by Congress in 2014 for bringing home American children abducted by one parent living overseas — particularly in Japan. “Child abduction is child abuse,” Republican Rep. Chris Smith said during a hearing Wednesday of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. “These young victims, like their left-behind parents, are U.S. citizens who need the help of their government when normal leg... Read more

By TAPinto Hamilton/Robbinsville Staff - Published September 20, 2021 at 8:32 PM The National Police Defense Foundation (NPDF) recently named Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-4) their 2021 Legislator of the Year citing his “outstanding legislative support on behalf of law enforcement” and his tireless efforts and success in authoring laws to combat crime in the United States and around the world. The nationally renowned non-profit dedicated to serving the law enforcement community has over 210,000 m... Read more

Excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) Monmouth County September 11 Memorial Ceremony Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook, Atlantic Highlands, NJ Everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing—I was in Washington chairing a Veteran’s Affairs Committee hearing—when a group of radical jihadists hijacked 4 airliners to perpetrate the worst act of terrorism in American history. Today—20 years later—we remember the horror and pain suffered by those who were murdered—147 from Monmouth... Read more

The Robbinsville Township Fire Department will receive a federal grant totaling $1,349,440 from the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) program to hire four new full-time firefighters, said Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) today. “The firefighters and first responders at the Robbinsville Township Fire Department put their lives on the line every day to protect their neighbors when emergencies strike and help ensure overall safety and well-being,” said Rep. Smith, a member of the Co... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) was joined by the great-great-great-grandson of Frederick Douglass, Ken Morris, and Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA) to introduce the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2021 (H.R. 5150)­­­ on Capitol Hill today on the anniversary of Douglass’ self-emancipation. The bipartisan legislation would provide $1.6 billion over five years to combat forms of modern-day slavery in the United States and around the world. Trafficking survivo... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, recently joined CBS Eye on the World—hosted by John Batchelor and Malcolm Hoenlein, vice chair of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. Among the many topics discussed were the Biden Administration's disastrous August 31st exit strategy in Afghanistan and what it means moving forward. Click below to listen: Read more