By Congressman Christopher H. Smith, December 20 2021 New Jersey Globe This week (December 21, 2001) marks the 20th anniversary of enactment into law of the Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-95)—the historic, comprehensive law I authored to create a whole-of-government approach to mitigate and ultimately end veterans homelessness. Twenty years ago, approximately…

Project Freedom breaks ground on second community in Hamilton By Community Bulletin Project Freedom recently joined with local officials as they broke ground on their second community in Hamilton Township — Freedom Village at Hamilton Woods. Project Freedom’s new development, called Freedom Village at Hamilton Woods, will have 72 units and be located at Justice Samuel A….

Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) lamented President Joe Biden’s decision to allow the U.S. team to play in the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics on Tuesday, calling it “an exceedingly weak gesture in response to a genocidal regime.” Human rights activists and the victims of the Chinese Communist Party initially urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to…

The Lakewood Scoop Rep. Chris Smith is calling on Democratic leadership in the House of Representatives to allow a vote on legislation that would block President Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate for private companies, federal employees, and US military service members. “Biden’s vaccine mandates – which force millions to choose between their likelihood and making their…

By Congressman Christopher H. Smith, New Jersey Globe OPINION Pastor Bob Fu first introduced me to Geng He, wife of human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng. Gao has suffered unspeakable torture and gross mistreatment at the hands of the Chinese Communist Party. Geng He testified twice at hearings I chaired—first in 2012 and again in 2013. She testified that Gao Zhisheng’s…

Rep Smith was recognized as “2021 Legislator of the Year” by the National Police Defense Foundation for “outstanding legislative support on behalf of law enforcement” and for his many laws to combat human trafficking in the U.S. and around the world.  The National Police Defense Foundation today awarded Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) with their 2021 Legislator of…

By Terence P. Jeffrey (CNSNews.com) – Rep. Chris Smith (R.-N.J.) said while questioning Secretary of State Antony Blinken in the House Foreign Affairs Committee on Monday that “reliable information” was not available to “conduct a meaningful background check” on “some, perhaps many” of the Afghan evacuees who were granted parole to come into the United States….

This morning Rep. Smith spoke with family members and friends of those who perished on 9/11 during Monmouth County’s September 11 Memorial Ceremony at Mount Mitchill Scenic Overlook where the Manhattan skyline can be seen in the distance. The loss of life twenty years ago today, including 147 individuals from Monmouth County, and the profound…

Nicolette White, Burlington County Times JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST – A New Jersey congressman says many questions remain unanswered about the vetting process of Afghan refugees housed here after touring the base Thursday. U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, a Republican whose 4th district includes Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, toured the base with Gov. Phil Murphy and other members of…