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  • Crux article on ISIS genocide: U.S. Congressman urges action to save Iraqi Christians

    ERBIL, Iraq - American foreign policy in Iraq has had its share of missteps, and one quiet casualty of this policy has been the country’s ever smaller Christian population. Now Congressman Chris Smith, chairman of the Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organization Subcommittee, and of the bi-partisan Helsinki Commission, is asking questions - not just in Washington, but in Iraq itself.

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  • 115th Congress Begins Legislative Business

    The 115th Congress convened this week, and following the time-honored tradition of inviting family members to the swearing in ceremony and the Speaker of the House’s address, two of Rep. Smith's five grandchildren accompanied him to the House floor. Smith is honored to once again serve New Jersey’s Fourth District in the new Congress and will continue to pursue solutions that ensure a better America for all of our children and grandchildren.

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  • Rep. Smith Travels to Iraq to witness first-hand the plight of Christians who escaped ISIS.

    Just days before Christmas, leading human rights lawmaker, Rep. Chris Smith went to Iraq to witness first-hand the plight of Christians who escaped ISIS into the Erbil area of the Kurdistan region. Smith met with Christian families and leaders, and officials from the U.S., other OSCE participating States and the U.N. He also visited a camp for 6,000 internally displaced people, managed and supported by the Chaldean Catholic Archdiocese of Erbil.

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  • Smith's Gold Star Families Voices Act Signed into Law

    Cong. Chris Smith's bill to expand the Library of Congress’ Veterans History Project to include family members of vets who died as a result of their service or who are missing in action is now law. The Gold Star Families Voices Act passed the House of Representatives on Sept. 6, 2016 and the Senate on Nov. 25. It was signed into law by the President on Nov. 28, 2016.

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  • Smith Helps Kick Off Fall 2016 Alzheimer Assn. Walks

    Cong. Chris Smith, co-founder and co-chair of the bipartisan House Alzheimer's Caucus and co-author of the National Alzheimer's Plan Act (NAPA), helped send off walkers at the Walk to End Alzheimer's at Veterans Park in Mercer Co. and in Bradley Beach in Monmouth County this fall with Exec. Director Katie Macklin of the Delaware Valley Chapter of the Alzheimer's Assn., at right.

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  • Helsinki Commission Chairman Chris Smith convenes hearing on atrocities in Iraq & Syria.

    Following the recent introduction by Helsinki Commission Chairman Rep. Chris Smith (NJ-04) of the bipartisan Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2016 (H.R. 5961), Smith held a hearing to highlight ways that the United States can provide relief for the religious and ethnic communities that survived.

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  • Smith Calls for Presidential Veto Override on 9/11 Victims' Bill

    Rep. Chris Smith spoke on the House floor calling for an override President Obama’s veto of the Justice against Sponsors of Terrorism Act: "Mr. Speaker, with all due respect to the President of the United States, the central argument in his veto message accompanying the Justice against Sponsors of Terrorism Act—reciprocity—is weak, unsupported and egregiously flawed... ."

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  • Int'l Megan's Law Act of 2016 passes both Houses of Congress.

    Eight years after Rep. Chris Smith first introduced a bill to protect children in the U.S. and around the world from convicted pedophiles who travel in secret looking for victims, International Megan's Law is now federal law. The legislation, H.R. 515, was unanimously approved by the House earlier this year and sent to the White House where it was signed into law.

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Trenton Times Page 1 article on New Jt. Base Planes, Rep. Smith: 'New tankers could help prevent Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst from closing'

By JONATHAN SALANT OF NJ.COM - Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is receiving a new fleet of Air Force tankers, making it more likely to be protected against any future round of military base closings. The Air Force on Thursday selected the joint base's 305th Air Mobility Wing to house 24 KC-46 tankers, which should arrive from 2020 to 202... READ MORE

Associated Press Wire Story on New KC-46s with Rep. Smith:New Jersey Base to Get New Refueling Tankers''

The Associated Press – New Jersey’s second-largest employer is getting an extended lease on life now that the Air Force picked it to host its next generation of air refueling tankers, officials said Thursday. Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst will receive 24 KC-46 Pegasus tankers to replace its current fleet of 32 KC-10 Extenders. The plan... READ MORE

NJ 101.5 News Article on Jt Base Planes, Rep. Smith:'New aircraft coming to NJ military base means jobs are saved, officials say'

BY ADAM HOCHRON, NJ 101.5 REPORTER - Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is one of the longest running military installations in the country, which also means having some of the oldest equipment on base. But the runways at the base will have some new traffic soon. The Air Force on Thursday announced the base will be the home of the KC-46 Peg... READ MORE

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