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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.
I thank my distinguished friend for yielding. Madam Speaker, as cochairman along with my good friend and colleague Congressman Ed Markey of the Congressional Task Force on Alzheimer's, which we founded back in 1999, and as lead Republican…
I thank my good friend for yielding. I want to thank Mr. Royce for this very, very important and timely resolution, and both the chairman and ranking member, Chairman Berman and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, for bringing this very, very important…
Did CPC designation help mitigate religious persecution prior to being lifted? It appears so. The U.S. Commission on Religious Freedom notes that Hanoi released prisoners, it expanded some legal protections for nationally recognized…
I thank my friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, worldwide, Communist dictatorships either crush or seek to control religious organizations. I have seen this in my 30 years as a Member of Congress. I remember in the early 1980s how the…
I thank my good friend. Mr. Speaker, just let me close with a statement of Liu Xiaobo himself. Remember, this was stated at his trial in 2009. He said, in pertinent part: I hope that I will be the last victim of China's endless literary…
I thank my good friend and colleague from Florida for his eloquent statement. I thank the Speaker and the majority leader for bringing this resolution to the floor, and of course to Howard Berman the chairman and IIeana Ros-Lehtinen for…
How much time remains on both sides? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from New Jersey has 30 seconds remaining, and the gentleman from Florida has 11 minutes remaining.
I yield myself such time as I may consume. First, I want to thank the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Moran) and the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Manzullo) for providing us with this opportunity to recognize the contributions of the National…
I thank my good friend for yielding. Mr. Speaker, I want to rise in strong support of H. Res. 1735, condemning North Korea's unprovoked shelling of the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong on November 23. I want to thank my good friend and…
Every American has a duty to respect, honor and support our veterans. Congress has the responsibility to ensure that the profound respect owed to our veterans is translated into meaningful and tangible action. For generations, Members on…
I yield myself 2 minutes. Mr. Speaker, after all of the publicity surrounding David Goldman, several people, including Patrick Braden, walked into my office and said that they had been totally frustrated not just by the Japanese Government…
I want to commend Congressman Mack, the ranking member of the Western Hemisphere Committee, for offering this resolution. H. Res. 1662 commends the bravery of the 33 trapped miners in Chile who have endured nearly 2 months of unimaginable…
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