By Paul D. Shinkman, Senior Writer, National Security May 29, 2020, at 6:00 a.m. WHEN PRESIDENT BILL Clinton was pushing for a trade deal with China in 2000, he referenced Hong Kong to address broad concerns about Beijing's civil rights abuses and territorial threats, specifically a letter he received from the founder of Hong Kong's Democratic Party and longtime human rights activist Martin Lee. Clinton read from Lee's letter in a speech at Johns Hopkins University that March: "'This agreement,'... Read more

More federal funding to combat opioid addiction and other addictions in Monmouth and Ocean counties has been announced by Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ). “This grant funding comes at a crucial time for people who are recovering from addictions or facing mental illness in the Ocean County and Monmouth County areas,” Smith said. /* custom css */ .td_uid_2_5eda4aea81e38_rand.td-a-rec-img { text-align: left; } .td_uid_2_5eda4aea81e38_rand.td-a-rec-img img { margin: 0 auto 0 0; } “The isolation that ... Read more

Rep. Chris Smith met with captains and customers over the Memorial Day weekend as they boarded local vessels and kicked-off the 2020 fluke fishing season. Smith has been working with the United Boatmen and Recreational Fishing Alliance, and their effective representative, Ray Bogan, to urge Governor Murphy to reopen the fishing boats at a capacity that is both safe and economically viable. News of the change came Friday morning. Click here or image below to watch News12 clip. This clip ran numer... Read more

By Bill Spadea NJ101.5 Radio Host My friend Congressman Chris Smith joined me on the morning show to talk about his efforts to help families impacted by COVID-19. He was the champion of a bill to allow 9/11 victims families to sue Saudi Arabia. Congressman Smith is no stranger to taking risks on behalf of human rights, he’s had other run ins with Chinese authorities and that hasn’t stopped him. We also chatted about his push for hydroxychloroquine which we have reported previously as being effec... Read more

May. 22, 2020 - New Jersey Rep. Chris Smith, Republican member of the House Foreign Relations Committee, joins Laura Ingraham with insight on 'The Ingraham Angle.' Watch the latest video at foxnews.com This show originally aired on May 21, 2020, and was posted at: https://video.foxnews.com/v/6158447051001#sp=show-clips Read more

By Paul D. Shrinkman, Senior Writer, National Security CHINA ON THURSDAY threatened to sanction U.S. lawmakers who have been particularly critical of its response to the coronavirus pandemic, an unprecedented move that comes as Beijing pushes back on international condemnation about its handling of the virus' spread. [ SEE: The Latest News on the Coronavirus Outbreak ] Legislation introduced by a series of China hawks on Capitol Hill, along with lawsuits filed by the attorneys general of Missou... Read more

By Elizabeth Myers TAPinto Editor - Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-4) announced Tuesday that more than $1.2 million in emergency federal funding has been awarded to local housing authorities in central jersey. The federal funding comes from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to expand public housing and help these buildings meet sterilization standards needed to protect residents from COVID-19 (coronavirus). “Housing authorities have incurred significant, unanticipated e... Read more

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times The coronavirus crisis hasn’t derailed Rep. Chris Smith — he’s written six bills while Congress has been on a virus-induced recess, including a demand that airlines refund unused tickets and a trend-setting bill to punish China for mismanaging the virus. Rep. Joe Neguse, also a prolific legislator, has written nine bills ranging from swatting price gougers to mandating that businesses pay their front-line essential workers a 25% hazard pay boost, with the ... Read more

While much of the world’s intelligence forces are focused on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, human trafficking victims are at risk of being overlooked, U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., told a European security organization this week. “Traffickers are not shut down—they haven’t gone on a holiday,” Rep. Smith warned in an April 27 webinar speech to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Parliamentary Assembly (OSCE-PA). “Victims still need to be rescued. Survivors still need assista... Read more

By Jonathan Salant, Star Ledger/NJ.com staff writer - Hong Kong human rights activists have donated 4,000 surgical masks to a Freehold hospital fighting the coronavirus crisis to thank the New Jersey congressman who has been a staunch advocate on Capitol Hill. The donation to CentraState Medical Center in Freehold was organized by the Hong Kong Democracy Council and New Yorkers Supporting Hong Kong, two U.S.-based groups supporting the pro-democracy protesters fighting the Chinese government’s e... Read more