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Chris Smith is a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing New Jersey's 4th congressional district since 1981. Throughout his tenure, he has focused on a range of issues including human rights, foreign affairs, and health care. Smith has been involved in various legislative efforts aimed at improving health services and advocating for the rights of individuals both domestically and internationally. His long-standing service in Congress has made him a prominent figure in New Jersey politics.
The Continuing Resolution before us today not only keeps our government open and operating until December 20, 2019--as we finalize the 2020 budget--but it also extends authorities for critical services such as the National Flood Insurance…
Without security, you will see a continuing amount, large amounts of human suffering.
Our policy failures and misbegotten adventurism in 2011 helped fuel the crisis which you must address today.
We are talking about concentration camps. The surveillance at all levels of their lives is unconscionable.
It is my understanding that there are no further speakers other than the chairman, and I would like to close. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. As I mentioned earlier, the Encyclopedia of the Armenian Genocide states…
The bipartisanship in both the debate and in that vote shows a common belief based on facts that are unassailable.
I introduced the Uyghur Human Rights Act in the last Congress and in this one.
The recognition of the Armenian Genocide embedded in the bill and it is just extraordinary.
I want to thank Albio Sires, the chairman, for his strong leadership on this Foundation for so many years
I am disappointed that the Trump Administration has offered an inconsistent message on human rights and democratic values.
I commend the successful operation this weekend to take out ISIS leader al-Baghdadi, but I caution that the removal of one individual should not validate our current withdrawal strategy.
The President has also provided a strategic victory to our adversaries. Russia has used military force, economic support, and weapons sales to become the arbiter of Syria's future and to increase its regional influence at the expense of…
On sanctions the PACT Act and a bill introduced by Liz Cheney makes clear that we want sanctions.
President George Herbert Walker Bush initiated operations to provide comfort, largely organized out of Incirlik.
Because we are the bastion where people look up to us. Everywhere around the world nobody's trusting us because of the decisions that are being made by the White House.
This guy cannot even run a casino in New Jersey, let alone our foreign policy that is so important to this country.
We ought to hold them to account and I do hope Section 4 of both bills had that sanctions on providing any kind of military assistance to Turkey.
The Turks absolutely refused to help men, women, and innocent children and, second, they were seething with animosity toward the Kurds.
Thank you very much, Madam Chair Eleanor Holmes Norton, thank you and Ranking Member Davis for calling this hearing
What kind of background check did Uber do on this particular individual who did such heinous things?
We are not looking to eliminate this. We are looking to make sure, when you get into that back seat, it is safe.
Stories like Sami's shared this morning with us by Congressman Smith and Congressman Suozzi and others are, unfortunately, all too common.
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