Asbury Park Press: 'Lyme disease: Federal panel recommends testing overhaul, more changes to Congress'
"The federal working group was the brainchild of Rep. Chris Smith, whose district includes most of the county."
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Smith Hearing on Fentanyl Coming from China
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (NJ04) chaired a September 2018 hearing on fentanyl from China flooding into the U.S. Witnesses included Asst. Secretary of State Kirsten D. Madison; Deputy Chief of Operations at the Office of Global Enforcement for the DEA, Paul E. Knierim, and; Ocean Co., NJ Prosecutor Joseph Coronato, who called China-made fentanyl coming into the U.S. a “synthetic storm” that is “devastating."
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Smith Calls for Red Noticing of Indicted Russian Intel Officers at INTERPOL
Rep. Smith appeared on "Fox News @ Night" on Friday with host Shannon Bream, and called on the Department of Justice to Red Notice, using INTERPOL, the 12 Russian intel officers indicted for interfering with the 2016 elections.
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'Lyme, tick-borne diseases exploding in NJ'
Rep. Smith's op-ed in the Asbury Park Press on his new bill to fight Lyme disease.
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Iran Nuclear State 'Inevitable Under Flawed Weapons Deal
Congressman Smith's statement on the flawed Iranian nuclear agreement.
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Cong. Smith named 2018 Ryan's Hero Award.
For his work to help in the fight against Duchenne’s Muscular Dystrophy, Ryan’s Quest selected Smith as its 2018 recipient of the “Ryan’s Hero Award” named for Ryan Schultz, 12, of Hamilton, NJ. The award bore the inscription “in recognition of your continued support for those living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.”
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OSCE Adopts Child Trafficking Ministerial Decision Modeled After Smith's Initiative
On December 8, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) concluded its annual meeting of the Foreign Ministers of 57 OSCE participating States by adopting a ministerial decision on combatting child trafficking—modeled on OSCE Parliamentary Assembly (PA) resolutions adopted in 2016 and 2017, authored by Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04).
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Smith Law Results in Important New Protections for Children Against Predators
A new passport identifier for convicted pedophiles will help protect children from pedophiles looking to travel abroad, possibly to abuse children, said Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), author of the law to create the identifier.
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Bill will be Smith’s fifth comprehensive law to fight human traffickingSmith’s Frederick Douglass Anti-Human Trafficking Legislation Passes Congress
Rep. Chris Smith’s (R-NJ) bill authorizing $430 million over four years for a comprehensive whole-of-government effort to fight sex and labor trafficking at home and abroad cleared Congress today, marking his fifth comprehensive anti-human trafficking bill to become law. Smith is the author of America’s first human trafficking bill, the l... READ MORE
On the Upcoming Elections in Nigeria
Rep. Christopher Smith, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, issued the following statement with regard to presidential and national assembly elections to be held in Nigeria on February 16, 2019, and ongoing violence largely attributable to Fulani extremists: “I am very concerned by the current trajectory in Niger... READ MORE
On the Delay of Elections in the DRC
Rep. Christopher Smith, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, issued the following statement with regard to a delay in elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo that had been scheduled for Sunday, December 23: “I find the postponement of elections—attributed by the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s electoral c... READ MORE