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  • Bush Signs Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
    Dec 22, 2003  - President Bush has signed into law the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, new legislation to help ease the economic and legal burdens on military personnel called to active duty status in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Authored by Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Chris Smith, the new law contains dozens... More
  • Bush Signs Smith Trafficking Reauthorization Bill
    Dec 19, 2003  - President Bush today signed sweeping legislation that authorizes more than $200 million over the next two years for the fight against the international trafficking of women and children. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton), the author of the legislation, The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization ... More
  • $700,000 in Federal HUD Funds Heading to Trenton’s Isles YouthBuild Program
    Dec 18, 2003  - U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) announced today that Trenton’s Isles YouthBuild Program – which helps young people living in the city earn high school diplomas and secure full-time employment – has been awarded a $700,000 federal grant. Last year, it was Smith who helped reverse a mistake made by... More
  • President Bush Signs Chairman Smith’s Veterans Benefits Expansion Legislation
    Dec 16, 2003  - In an Oval Office ceremony held today, President Bush signed H.R. 2297, the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003, a bill composed of 7 titles with 39 substantive provisions, authored by Congressmen Chris Smith (NJ-4), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs. All totaled, the new law authorizes... More
  • High Praise for U.S. Military and President Bush for Capture of Saddam Hussein
    Dec 14, 2003  - U.S. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) today offered high praise for the U.S. military and those forces responsible for tracking down and capturing Saddam Hussein. He also commended President Bush for his steadfast leadership in working to bring freedom to the people of Iraq. “The capture of Saddam Huss... More
  • Senate Passes Smith Trafficking Bill
    Dec 10, 2003  - The United States Senate has passed Congressman Chris Smith’s (R-Hamilton) Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act, clearing the way for President Bush to sign the legislation into law. Smith’s bill, HR 2620, will significantly enhance the ability of the United States to prosecute traffic... More
  • Chairman Smith Hails Record $2.8 Billion Increase for Veterans Health Care
    Dec 8, 2003  - Congressman Chris Smith (NJ-4), Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, today hailed passage of a record $2.8 billion increase for veterans medical care services this year. Smith, who had fought all year to ensure the record level of funding, said that today’s action is “another exampl... More
  • Congressmen Introduce Military Base Security Bill
    Dec 8, 2003  - New Jersey Congressmen Chris Smith (R-Hamilton), Jim Saxton (R-Mount Holly) and Frank LoBiondo (R-Vineland) today introduced legislation that would significantly improve security checks on contractors and help ensure better quality of contract work on New Jersey’s seven military installations. The M... More
  • Smith Efforts Net TCNJ $225,000
    Dec 3, 2003  - Congressman Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) announced today that $225,000 in federal aid has been earmarked for The College of New Jersey in Ewing to help the college develop a new initiative that works to train students planning careers in forensic science. “This substantial federal education earmark will... More
  • Smith Secures an Additional $750,000 for Trenton Train Station Project
    Dec 3, 2003  - Congressman Chris Smith has secured an additional $750,000 to redesign and renovate the Trenton Train Station. The federal funds are included as an earmark in the Fiscal Year 2004 Consolidated Omnibus Appropriations Act. “I’ve made the renovation of the Trenton Train Station a top priority. Since 20... More