Chris Smith (New Jersey politician)

Chris Smith in 2014

Christopher Henry "Chris" Smith (born March 4, 1953) is an American politician serving his 22nd term as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 4th congressional district. Though it has taken various forms, his district has always been situated in central New Jersey. It currently includes portions of Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean counties. Smith is a member of the Republican party; however prior to 1978 he was a member of the Democratic party.

Quotes

• I believe that two of the most essential pillars that prop up totalitarian regimes are the secret police and propaganda. Yet for the sake of market share and profits, leading U.S. companies like Google, Yahoo, Cisco and Microsoft have compromised both the integrity of their product and their duties as responsible corporate citizens. They have aided and abetted the Chinese regime to prop up both of these pillars, propagating the message of the dictatorship unabated and supporting the secret police in a myriad of ways, including surveillance and invasion of privacy, in order to effectuate the massive crackdown on its citizens.
  • The Internet in China (February 28, 2006)

• We need to re-triple efforts for the defenseless unborn child and for their mothers, equally. They are co-victims. This movement has always been about compassion, empathy, and it has not changed. It has only gotten stronger. It has been tested in fire repeatedly during the Clinton administration and Obama especially. This is not a time to rest – just the opposite.
  • Rep. Chris Smith: ‘Planned Parenthood is Child Abuse Incorporated’ (January 23, 2017)