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Ocean County Leader area weekly mass times

By Ocean County Leader | Apr 29, 2023

The following parishes in the Ocean County Leader coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

House passes resolution to encourage expansion and strengthening of Abraham Accords that President Trump signed with Israel

By Ocean County Leader Report | Apr 28, 2023

With the strong support and vote of Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester), the House of Representatives on Tuesday night overwhelmingly passed House Resolution 311 to encourage the expansion and strengthening of the historic Abraham Accords that the US signed with Israel in 2020 under President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Top Biden official pushing offshore wind turbines stonewalls Smith’s questions regarding safety concerns for radar malfunction and hurricane survivability

By Ocean County Leader Report | Apr 27, 2023

A top Biden Administration official stonewalled Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) at a congressional hearing on offshore wind today when pressed with studies that call into question the safety and survivability of more than 3,400 offshore wind turbines slated for the Jersey Shore.

House passes the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act

By Ocean County Leader Report | Apr 26, 2023

With the strong support and vote of Rep. Chris Smith (R-Manchester), the House of Representatives today passed the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act (HR 734)—legislation that withholds Title IX federal funds from schools that allow biological men to compete on women’s sports teams.

FDA’s egregiously flawed and unlawful approval process for abortion poison pills that starve babies to death puts health of women at risk

By Ocean County Leader Report | Apr 25, 2023

“Attention now turns to the Fifth Circuit Court, which is set to hear oral arguments on the merits of the case regarding the Federal Drug Administration’s (FDA) illegal approval process for mifepristone,” said Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) in response to today’s Supreme Court ruling to allow the chemical abortion drug to be available in the interim.

Smith calls on Biden to meet with wives of two human rights defenders detained by Chinese Communist Party

By Ocean County Leader Report | Apr 24, 2023

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) on April 20, 2023 called on President Biden to meet with Geng He and Sophie Luo—the wives of two renowned human rights defenders detained by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)—after they testified at a congressional hearing that the White House has not reached out to either of them regarding the statuses of their husbands, Gao Zhisheng and Ding Jiaxi respectively.

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