Congressman Christopher H. Smith, Author at New Jersey Globe

Chris Smith: Forced Organ Harvesting in China – Examining the Evidence

May 12, 2022 11:52 am

OPINION In marking the centennial anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) last year, China’s State Council Information Office released a white paper titled “The Communist Party of China and Human Rights Protection – A 100-Year Quest.” In this particular...

Chris Smith: Will Supreme Court empower lawmakers to protect weakest and most vulnerable?

May 3, 2022 12:16 pm

The leak of Justice Alito’s February draft opinion on Dobbs is an egregious abuse of process and trust. That said, the U.S. Supreme Court seems poised to take a powerful step towards empowering elected representatives to protect the weakest and...

Smith: Real progress in helping homeless veterans

December 20, 2021 5:59 pm

OPINION 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...

Smith: Standing with Chinese Human Rights Defenders

December 7, 2021 5:54 pm

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...

Opinion: Smith welcomes Afghan refugees, says essential that comprehensive vetting continues

September 2, 2021 7:42 pm

OPINION As Afghan evacuees continue to arrive at Joint Base MDL, today I joined members of the NJ congressional delegation and the Governor for a high-level briefing at the base by U.S. Northern Command Commander General Glen VanHerck. As the process...

Rep. Chris Smith on the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban

August 16, 2021 5:19 pmAugust 16, 2021 5:31 pm

The fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban has handed over an entire nation to unspeakable cruelty, violence, terrorism and egregious abuse of women and girls. Safe passage out of Afghanistan of Americans and our allies including Afghan translators, their families...

Chris Smith: Rally Against Anti-Semitism

May 27, 2021 8:00 amMay 27, 2021 12:49 pm

OPINION 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...