Chris Smith Archives

Pelosi focused on keeping NJ’s Democratic House seats, Murphy says

July 12, 2021 3:09 pm

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has her eye on New Jersey’s congressional delegation and the lines of its districts, Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday. “There’s an obvious amount of focus from her and there has been since I’ve been in this...

Eleven of New Jersey’s House members back $715 billion infrastructure bill

July 1, 2021 3:15 pmJuly 1, 2021 3:22 pm

Every member of New Jersey’s House delegation save one backed a $715 billion bill focused on water and transportation infrastructure Wednesday. Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R-Dennis) and Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton), the two Republicans representing New Jersey in Congress’s lower...

Smith says his Lakewood residents among missing after Florida building collapse

June 25, 2021 3:04 pm

A Lakewood couple is missing after the collapse of a condominium in Surfside, Florida on Thursday. “We pray that Benny and Malky Weisz of Lakewood, and Malky’s father Harry Rosenberg, are found and rescued after the catastrophic collapse of their...

Smith: Free Russian family jailed in Guatemala

June 10, 2021 11:33 am

Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) called on the Guatemalan government to release a Russian family who fled to South America to escape political persecution at the hands of Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin Thursday. Irina and Igor Bitkov, along with their...

Chris Smith votes yes on Jan. 6 Capitol revolt commission; Van Drew opposes

May 19, 2021 7:35 pmMay 27, 2021 9:58 am

Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) was one of 35 Republicans who crossed party lines in support of a forming an independent commission to probe the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, with New Jersey’s other Republican congressman, Rep. Jeff...

DCCC leaves Van Drew, Smith off of 2022 target list

April 6, 2021 11:56 amApril 6, 2021 12:52 pm

New Jersey’s two Republican congressman were absent from a list of top targets released by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Tuesday, and while that’s unsurprising for Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton), state Democrats want Rep. Jeff Van Drew’s (R-Dennis) seat back...

Department of Labor ups response goal for unemployment claims referred by lawmakers

March 23, 2021 5:27 pmMarch 23, 2021 10:42 pm

This story was updated to include information about a Feb. 26 email exchange between Smith’s staff and the front office at 10:42 p.m. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) on Tuesday celebrated the removal of a limit on lawmaker unemployment referrals the...