Congressman Chris Smith Archives

Tiananmen anniversary prompts renewed calls to address human rights abuses
- Jun 5, 2021
The Chinese government in Beijing again banned an annual candlelight vigil to honor the victims of the Tiananmen Square Massacre because the Communist Party “cannot tolerate the truth of its actions in 1989 being recognized anywhere,” said the head of the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong.

By Catholic News Service
Ending limit on culturing human embryos called ‘affront’ to value of life
- Jun 2, 2021
Lifting a long-standing prohibition on the ability of scientists to culture human embryos in the lab past 14 days shows “an utter disregard” for the value of human life and is “an affront to the sanctity of human life,” said two Catholic members of Congress, Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind.

By Catholic News Service
COVID-19 bill OK’d without Hyde language to prevent funding of abortion
- Mar 1, 2021
Over a dozen nonprofit organizations, including Catholic Charities USA, praised the American Rescue Plan passed by the U.S. House early Feb. 27 for including “several provisions of importance to the charitable nonprofit sector.”

By Julie Asher

Bill would block taxpayer funding of abortion, make Hyde Amendment permanent
- Feb 10, 2021
U.S. Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, has introduced a bill to prohibit use of federal taxpayer dollars to fund abortions.

By Catholic News Service

As trafficking law turns 20, Rep. Smith fears pandemic fosters child exploitation

Oct 29, 2020

As the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 marked its 20th year Oct. 28, the Catholic congressman who wrote it — and four other anti-trafficking laws in the intervening years — celebrated the historic legislation that holds every nation on the globe “to account on human trafficking matters.”

By Julie Asher

Abraham Accords called ‘truly historic milestone’ in Middle East peace

Sep 17, 2020

A Catholic congressman who is a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee called the Middle East peace accord signed Sept. 15 at the White House a “momentous pact” he hopes “is the beginning of several future peace accords to strengthen peace within the region.”

By Catholic News Service