WATCH: On House Floor, Pressley Delivers Speech Honoring Outgoing District Director and Longtime Dedicated Aide Eric White
Representatives April 21, 2026 Thank you, Mr. Chair. I rise today to celebrate my District Director, Eric White
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WATCH: On House Floor, Pressley Delivers Speech Honoring Outgoing District Director and Longtime Dedicated Aide Eric White
Representatives April 21, 2026 Thank you, Mr. Chair. I rise today to celebrate my District Director, Eric White
Opening statement of Co-Chairman Smith at CECC hearingDark Nets, Illicit Labor—Confronting China’s IUU Fishing and Seafood Supply Chain
Chain”: I want to recognize and thank Co-Chair Sullivan for his leadership on this issue … March 24, 2026, the Senate unanimously passed Co-Chair Sullivan’s FISH Act —his comprehensive legislation to combat
Opening statement of Chairman Smith at DRC-Rwanda hearingAdvancing Peace in DRC and Rwanda through President Trump’s Washington Accords – Part II
February 10 th hearing—his fifteenth hearing chaired exclusively on the Democratic Republic of the Congo … start this month, with the assistance of the Chair of the African Union and President of the Republic
Opening statement of Chairman Smith at hearing on international religious freedomDefending Religious Freedom Around the World
Brownback and Dr. Katrina Lantos Swett, co-chairs of the International Religious Freedom Summit just concluded here … must also absolutely be monitoring Sudan. I recently chaired a hearing on Sudan, which exposed the religiously-motivated
Opening statement of Co-Chairman Smith at hearing on BelarusHuman Rights in Belarus Today: Political Prisoners and the Ongoing Crackdown
February 3 rd hearing—his eighth hearing chaired exclusively on Belarus—entitled “Human Rights in Belarus Today: Political
‘Abortion injustice need not be forever’Rep. Chris Smith addresses thousands of marchers at 2026 March for Life
delivered by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus
Opening statement of Chairman Smith at hearing on DRC-Rwanda conflictAdvancing Peace in DRC and Rwanda through President Trump’s Washington Accords
January 22 nd hearing —his fourteenth hearing chaired exclusively on the Democratic Republic of the Congo … course of the last serval years, I have chaired eleven hearings that have focused exclusively on the political
Protecting and supporting vital pregnancy care centersRep. Chris Smith debates on the House floor in support of the Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act
comments Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, today debated … want to thank Pro-Life Caucus Co-Chair, Rep. Michelle Fischbach, for her leadership and compassion by offering
“Do not ignore or trivialize the battered victim in the womb. Unborn babies need Members of Congress to be their friend and advocate, not powerful adversaries.”Rep. Smith debates on the House floor on the need to apply Hyde Amendment protections to the so-called Affordable Care Act
comments Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus and stalwart defender
Opening statement of Chairman Smith at hearing on SudanStopping the Bloodshed: U.S. Response to Crimes Against Humanity in Sudan
Subcommittee’s December 11th hearing—his seventeenth hearing chaired exclusively on Sudan —entitled “Stopping the Bloodshed: U.S. Response … even slavery—for decades. Three decades ago, I chaired a hearing in 1996 on the scourge of slavery
Opening statement of Co-Chairman Smith at hearing on religious freedom in ChinaChina’s War on Religion: The Threat to Religious Freedom and Why it Matters to the United States
that this is the 14th hearing I have chaired or co-chaired dedicated to religious freedom in China
Opening statement of Chairman Smith at hearing on religious persecution in NigeriaPresident Trump’s Redesignation of Nigeria as a "Country of Particular Concern": A Serious, Well-Founded Wake-Up Call
eyes. Fifteen years ago— in 2012—I chaired a hearing focusing on the slaughter of Christians by Boko
Smith delivers keynote remarks at CPAC's Christian Persecution Summit
tell his story. At a congressional hearing I chaired, Habila told my committee— “I am alive because … death sentence to many. At a hearing I chaired this past March— Conflict and Persecution in Nigeria
Chairman Smith's opening statement at hearing on Sudanese civil war
after Republicans took control of the House, I chaired a hearing in 1996 on slavery in Sudan … support and resources. In November of 2005, I chaired another hearing in a series on Sudan
Chairman Smith opening statement at hearing on Chinese govt's exploitation of Africa's mineral resources
critical minerals is a clear vulnerability. As co-Chair of the Congressional-Executive Committee on China, I held … profits from these unethical mining practices. I also chaired a hearing in July 2022 of the Tom Lantos
Chairman Smith's opening remarks at House hearing on religious persecutions in Nigeria
July 10, 2012 —one of several hearings I chaired on religious persecution in Nigeria—and since then … tell his story. At a Congressional hearing I chaired, Habila told my subcommittee— “I am alive because
Smith statement on reports Uyghur refugees in Thailand in danger of forced repatriation to China
House Foreign Affairs Committee and immediate past chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), issued