Rep. Smith recently joined Mark Levin on Fox News to expose the Chinese Communist Party’s exploitation of children in Africa to mine rare earth minerals that are in high demand for batteries and solar panels to power the so-called “Green Economy.”
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The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed Rep. Smith's newest legislation to combat human trafficking—the Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022—in a strong bipartisan vote of 401-20.
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Rep. Chris Smith joined local and county officials in Toms River to mark the groundbreaking for a new Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic, which will replace Ocean County’s Brick clinic that Smith secured in 1991 but which no longer can meet the needs of an ever-growing local veterans population.
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At a human rights hearing, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) condemned the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) forced harvesting of organs from living prisoners, calling for an “immediate concerted effort to stop this barbaric practice—not only in China, but also by its global enablers.”
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At a rally outside his Freehold office, Rep. 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.
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On Newsmax's National Report, Smith slammed the International Olympic Committee’s decision to allow the Chinese Communist Party to host the Genoicde Olympics. Smith also noted "it's about time" for end of NJ mask mandate on school children and discusses developments in the Russia-Ukraine crisis.
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At a Capitol Hill hearing, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, denounced the deteriorating state of civil and political freedoms in Hong Kong.
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The National Police Defense Foundation awarded Rep. Smith (R-NJ) with their 2021 Legislator of the Year Award, citing Smith's “outstanding legislative support on behalf of law enforcement” and his tireless efforts and success in authoring laws to combat crime in the U.S. and around the world.
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Click "Learn More" to read the op-ed written by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and co-chair of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission, on the crisis in Afghanistan.
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Rep. Smith (R-NJ) announced that he will seek a recorded vote by the entire House of Representatives on his legislation to empower U.S. citizens with the right to sue China for its large-scale misrepresentation campaign during the COVID-19 pandemic, following vote by House Foreign Affairs Committee....
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Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) addressed the International Religious Freedom Summit, where he called attention to the urgent need to hold the Chinese Communist Party to account for its crime of genocide, persecution against religious believers and other ongoing egregious human rights violations.
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U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) spoke at the virtual rally held as part of a Day of Action Against Anti-Semitism, jointly coordinated by the Orthodox Union, Anti-Defamation League, the American Jewish Committee, Jewish Federations of North America, Hadassah and other organizations on May 27, 2021.
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Rep. Chris Smith called on his colleagues to pass "Sami's Law," named after Samantha Josephson of Robbinsville, NJ, who was killed by a man posing as her Uber ride in 2019. Smith worked with the Josephson family to craft a bipartisan bill to improve ride-share safety.
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Rep. Smith chaired a hearing focused on the case of missing Bishop James Su Zhimin, who has endured 40 years in prison in China for exercising his universally-recognized human right of religious freedom. At the hearing, Smith openly asked President Xi Jinping: "Where is Bishop Su?" "
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Rep. Smith was a guest on Fox and Friends on China's levying of sanctions on him for his human rights work for Muslim Uyghurs persecuted in forced labor camps with coerced sterilizations and other abuses. Smith has also spoken up for Christians, Tibetan Buddhists, Falun Gong and other victims.
Learn MorePlease Note: As stated in this legislation, “Nothing in this section may be construed to pre-empt or limit any Federal, State, or local law that provides greater protections for an unborn child than those provided in this section.” This means that it would only apply to states like New Jersey which tragically permit abortions through bir... READ MORE
By Joe Strupp and Amanda Oglesby - Asbury Park Press | USA TODAY NETWORK – NEW JERSEY For Karen Cangialosi, Sept. 11 will always come down to a missed phone call. “I was getting ready to go to work and the phone rang, but I didn’t get to it in time,” Cangialosi recalled Sunday, the 21st anniversary of the terrorist attacks. She later foun... READ MORE
Rep. Chris Smith with Middletown Chief of Police Craig Weber and John Brandon of the Vincent T. Lombardi Knights of Columbus at the Monmouth County September 11th Memorial at Mount Mitchill Scenic Outlook in Atlantic Highlands at a moving ceremony honoring the 147 Monmouth residents killed on 9/11 The following are excerpts of remarks by... READ MORE
Pat McDaniel,Patch Staff Posted Thu, Sep 8, 2022 at 2:43 pm ET — Three people, including two Manalapan residents, actually climbed a mountain to raise funds for a new clinical trial to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a progressive disorder that affects about 300,000 children worldwide. Jim Raffone and Joseph Russo of Manalapan, as wel... READ MORE
By Jon Craig Daily Voice - A fire department in Monmouth County has received a federal grant to upgrade its equipment. The Belmar Fire Department will receive $223,571 from the Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program to replace critical firefighter equipment that in some cases has become dangerously outdated, according to US Rep. Chris ... READ MORE
Rep. Smith stands with JAR of Hope Founder and CEO Jim Raffone, Joseph Russo, and Matthew Scarfo and his son Matthew on top of the US Capitol Building Dome in Washington, DC. At a flag presentation ceremony in Washington DC today on World Duchenne Awareness Day, Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester) recognized Manalapan residents Jim Raffone a... READ MORE