Tag: Congressman Chris Smith
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Independent News Briefs, July 20
The Hazlet Township Committee has authorized an appropriation of $1.5 million for improvements to a park in Hazlet. On July 12, committee members adopted a bond ordinance providing for the appropriation for improvements to 8th Street Park. The bond ordinance authorizes the issuance of $1 million in bonds or notes to finance part of the…
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Amendment named for late Manalapan SEAL candidate seeks better medical care
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed an amendment offered by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) which is aimed at improving medical care and oversight for high-stress military training programs in response to the death of U.S. Navy SEAL candidate Kyle Mullen, 24, of Manalapan, who died in February after completing the Navy’s rigorous “Hell Week”…
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MEMS student wins Congressional App Challenge
Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) has announced the winners of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge for the Fourth District of New Jersey. Administered by members of Congress, the annual contest is part of a nationwide competition for middle school and high school students to showcase their software app-developing skills and teamwork, according to a press release…
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Congressman reports progress in helping homeless veterans
By Rep. Chris Smith Last week marked the 20th anniversary of the enactment into law on Dec. 21, 2001 of the Homeless Veterans Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001, the historic, comprehensive law I authored to create a whole-of-government approach to mitigate and ultimately end veterans homelessness. Twenty years ago, approximately 300,000 veterans on any given…
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Resident critical of Smith’s vote on two bills
I read a recent opinion piece by Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) detailing his strong position against anti-Semitism and his efforts to fight it in the United States and especially internationally. He is rightfully alarmed at the increasing threat to Jewish human rights around the world. His concern and efforts are very much appreciated. But what…
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Resident questions Smith’s vote on bill
The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Aug. 24, 2021, no thanks to Representative Christopher Smith (R-NJ). This is surprising since a similar bill received strong bipartisan support in 2006. Representative Smith voted in support of this bill at that time, as did 32 other House Republicans.…
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Congressman announces initial approval for Monmouth projects
Heavily traveled bridges on Route 33 and Route 35 and improvement projects for Freehold Borough and Middletown recently cleared their first hurdle as they were approved by the U.S. House of Representatives House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (T&I) on the way to a likely floor vote, said Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), who sponsored each…
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Red Bank Regional students among honorees in Congressional Art Competition
The winners of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition have been announced by Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ), who sponsors the annual competition and art show for high school students in the Fourth Congressional District as part of the nationwide competition organized by the Congressional Institute to help recognize and foster artistic talent in each congressional district.…
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CentraState Medical Center awarded $5 million federal grant
FREEHOLD TOWNSHIP – CentraState Medical Center has been awarded a $5.5 million federal grant by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to pay for the hospital’s extensive emergency measures taken during the COVID-19 pandemic, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) announced. “I worked with the tireless staff at CentraState at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic and…