Christopher Smith Archives - New Jersey Globe

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...

How a 1,200-vote primary win led to a 26-year congressional career

September 2, 2021 12:01 amSeptember 2, 2021 8:35 am

A relatively small number of votes can affect the political history of the state and there is no shortage of times that’s happened in New Jersey. When four-term Rep. Charles Howell (D-Pennington) gave up his 4th district House seat to...

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...

Seeking to pull ’22 Olympics from Beijing, Smith pushes U.S. sponsors to speak up

July 28, 2021 12:25 pm

Representatives of six major U.S. Corporations sidestepped questions from Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) about pulling the 2022 Olympic games from China over human rights issues during a congressional hearing on Tuesday. The companies — Coca-Cola, Visa, Airbnb, Intel, and Procter...

Smith, Sires push for fix to passport processing delays

July 22, 2021 9:30 pm

Reps. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) and Albio Sires (D-West New York) have introduced legislation to allow Americans to travel abroad despite massive delays in the processing of passport applications and renewals. The lawmakers proposed an expedited procedure so that U.S. passports...

Chris Smith seeks to allow U.S. citizens to sue China over COVID-19

July 12, 2021 4:09 pmJuly 12, 2021 4:32 pm

A move by Rep. Christopher Smith (R-Hamilton) to permit U.S. citizens to sue the Chinese government for its lack of transparency during the coronavirus pandemic is expected to get a recorded vote on Tuesday. Smith has proposed an amendment to...

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...