By Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Lawmakers from New Jersey and other high-tax states formed a new bipartisan congressional caucus Thursday to push for repeal of the $10,000 limit on deducting state and local income and property taxes, something that has hurt many Garden State residents. 'Reps. Chris Smith, R-4th Dist., Bill Pascrell Jr. D-9th Dist., and Mikie Sherrill, D-11th Dist., were among the vice chairs. New Jersey’s other House Republican, 2nd District Rep. Jeff Van Dr... Read more

By Sulaiman Abdur-Rahman - Alabama warehouse employees for Amazon. com Inc. aren’t the only workers across America holding elections to potentially form a union. Breaion Grissom, a Hamilton Township resident, said the Lawrence-based Shred-it facility off Whitehead Road has illegally terminated his employment for attempting to organize such an election here. “The day we announced that we had filed for a union election, I was unjustly terminated,” Grissom said last week in a press statement. “Mana... Read more

By Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Rep. Chris Smith spent last week sparring with the state Labor Department over a backlog of unemployment claims. Now he says he hopes the agency’s new procedures will pave he way for thousands of New Jersey residents to get their checks. “With more than 700 unresolved claims from my district alone and thousands across the state, they need to have a more aggressive, responsive system that delivers the full benefits people are entitled to,” said... Read more

By Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Eight months after a contentious conference call with Gov. Phil Murphy, members of the New Jersey congressional delegation say they’re still being forced to handle complaints from angry constituents about delayed or missing unemployment insurance payments. Several lawmakers or their staff members acknowledged to NJ Advance Media that requests for help continue to pour into their offices, even as call volumes are down from last summer, when ang... Read more

Joe Strupp Asbury Park Press A state policy that had limited how many unemployment claims could be filed by elected officials and other third parties on behalf of residents in need has been changed after complaints from U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development said it was dropping a cap on the number of unemployment claims troubleshooters could file on behalf of constituents, following a Press article about the limit, to which Smith objected. Smith, whose 4... Read more

On Wednesday, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) appeared on Tucker Carlson Tonight to discuss a recent Politico report on coronavirus experiments at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. Read more

By TAPINTO BELMAR/LAKE COMO STAFF March 8, 2021 at 7:36 AM WASHINGTON, DC — Rep. Chris Smith has received a Congressional Leadership Award from Autism Speaks, a national advocacy group that promotes research and solutions for autism spectrum disorder. The award recognizes Smith’s longstanding service to the autism community and his extensive work in advocating for effective interventions and durable remedies for children with autism. Rep. Chris Smith has been honored with a Congressional Leader... Read more

By TAPINTO HAMILTON/ROBBINSVILLE STAFF March 6, 2021 at 5:38 AM Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-4) is being honored for his advocacy on behalf of individuals with autism. Autism Speaks, a national advocacy group that promotes research and solutions for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), recently presented Smith with their Congressional Leadership Award for his “leadership on behalf of individuals with autism and their families.” “The dedicated leaders at Autism Speaks work tirelessly to help raise awa... Read more

Dan Alexander Published: March 4, 2021 After 30 members of the New Jersey National Guard got food poisoning while on duty in Washington, D.C., a state congressman is calling on the food service company to be fired and investigated. The issue came to light when a Michigan National Guard staff sergeant told Detroit's WXYZ-TV that metal shavings and undercooked food was found in 75 meals that made some guard members sick. The undercooked food sent a dozen soldiers to a hospital, the staff sergeant... Read more

By Jonathan D. Salant | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Members of the New Jersey National Guard deployed to the nation’s capital following the Jan. 6 insurrection were sickened by tainted food, according to Rep. Chris Smith, who has asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to investigate. Smith, R-4th Dist., said at least 30 New Jerseyans got sick over the last month — including some last week — from eating the food while they were deployed in the nation’s capital to protect the U.S. Capitol. “This is out... Read more