Lakewood News Network Three bipartisan amendments offered by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) to enhance federal support for autism research and Lyme disease programs passed the House of Representatives as part of an en bloc amendment this week during consideration of the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022 (H.R….

Backlog spurs long wait to get a passport renewed Jonathan D. Salant – For Times of Trenton As coronavirus-related travel restrictions subside, Americans wishing to travel overseas face a new hurdle: Their passports are expiring and a huge backlog of applications means it will take months to get new ones. The State Department’s website says…

Coca-Cola, Which Opposed Georgia’s Voter Law, Dodged Questions on Chinese Repression NEWSWEEK BY AILA SLISCO ON 7/28/21 Republican lawmakers blasted Coca-Cola for not demanding that the 2022 Winter Olympics be moved from China over alleged human rights violations on Tuesday, months after the company condemned Georgia’s restrictive voting law. Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Smith of New Jersey said that…

New Jersey Globe OPINION By Congressman Christopher H. Smith, May 27 2021 I strongly believe that the explosion of anti-Semitism in the United States and worldwide must be exposed and rigorously combated. Two decades ago, the great Jewish human rights leader and former political prisoner in the Soviet Union Natan Sharansky testified at one of my…

Hearing will spotlight Xinjiang crisis, crimes against humanity By Tom Howell Jr.- The Washington Times – Monday, May 17, 2021 Rep. Chris Smith’s first brush with China and the Olympics was in the early 1990s when he met Wei Jingsheng for dinner with Beijing’s secret police sitting a few feet away. The communist government had released the famous…

Left to Right: Congressman Chris Smith, Library Commission Chair Ruthanne Scaturro, Ocean County Commissioner Joseph H. Vicari, Ocean County Department of Consumer Affairs Director Stephen Scaturro, Library Director Susan Quinn. The Ocean County Library hosted Rep Smith for a tour of its 4th Annual Autism Resources Fair, held during National Autism Awareness Month. He was…

March 18, 2021 WASHINGTON, DC—A newly published, independent analysis on the legislative effectiveness of members of Congress ranks Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) as the most effective Republican lawmaker on healthcare issues in the House of Representatives. The Center for Effective Lawmaking (CEL)—a nonpartisan, joint partnership between the University of Virginia’s Frank Batten School of Leadership…

Excerpts of remarks by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) at the Shine the Light conference on human traffiWashington, DC—March 8, 2021 “Words are inadequate to convey my respect and gratitude for the amazing work you are doing to end modern-day slavery and to rescue victims of both sex and labor trafficking. Like you, I believe we have a duty…

WASHINGTON, DC – Autism Speaks—a national advocacy group that promotes research and solutions for autism spectrum disorder (ASD)—presented Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) 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 awareness and advocate for those with…