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Rep. Smith anti-Semitism bill headed to President’s desk

Posted on by Melissa Clement

Would create ambassador position to combat anti-Semitism  WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, at the very last legislative session of the 116th Congress, the House of Representatives passed legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) that would elevate the State Department’s Anti-Semitism Special Envoy position—first created by Smith’s legislative provisions in 2004—to an Ambassadorship, giving more clout to address…

Smith’s historic anti-trafficking victims law marks 20th year

Posted on by Melissa Clement

Today—October 28th—marks 20th anniversary of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000—the comprehensive, historic law that I authored to aggressively combat sex and labor trafficking both within the United States and around the world. The TVPA created a new, well-funded whole-of-government domestic and international strategy and established numerous new programs to Protect victims, Prosecute traffickers and to the extent…

Chris Smith crushes scripted opponent at debate

Posted on by Michael Finan

Schmid stands by smears in her mailers, as Dems forewarned   On multiple issues covered in an hour-long forum hosted by the Asbury Park Press, Rep. Chris Smith, the 20-term incumbent in New Jersey’s Fourth District, crushed his challenger highlighting his record of legislative accomplishment and his bipartisanship as a problem solver. Early in the…

Smith and Van Drew propose Social Security Increases for Seniors

Posted on by Melissa Clement

October 16, 2020 New Jersey’s Republican congressmen, Chris Smith (NJ-4) and Jeff Van Drew (NJ-2) today proposed legislation that would retroactively grant a cost of living (COLA) increase to senior citizens collecting social security for 2020 and further increase seniors’ income in 2021, according to an announcement from Smith office. The Social Security Administration this…