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News from June 2023

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Rep. Smith keynote at Jewish War Veterans Annual State Convention in Toms River

By Ocean County Leader Report | Jun 30, 2023

Congressman Chris Smith (R-Manchester) was the Keynote Speaker at the 2023 State Convention Department of New Jersey Jewish War Veterans (JWV)He met with outgoing State Commander Selina Kanowitz, and newly sworn in State Commander Chuck Greenberg at the June 25 event in Toms River.

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Rep. Chris Smith on the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs decision

By Ocean County Leader Report | Jun 29, 2023

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Co-Chair of the Congressional Pro-Life Caucus, issued the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson decision:

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Ocean County Leader area weekly mass times

By Ocean County Leader | Jun 24, 2023

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

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Smith hearing exposes rampant antisemitism and anti-Israel bias that pervades the United Nations and international organizations around the world

By Ocean County Leader Report | Jun 22, 2023

Also notes antisemitic attacks at home

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Smith announces information night for students interested in competing for a US Service Academy nomination

By Ocean County Leader Report | Jun 21, 2023

Due to security restrictions at the naval base, advanced registration is required

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Rep. Smith presents Purple Hearts 80 years later

By Ocean County Leader Report | Jun 20, 2023

Late veteran injured in May 1943 B-17 shoot down & in Sept. 1943 POW camp escape

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GAO agrees to Smith’s request for independent investigation into the impacts of New Jersey’s unprecedented offshore wind industrialization

By Ocean County Leader Report | Jun 19, 2023

The Government Accountability Office (GAO)—the independent congressional watchdog—has officially agreed to launch an investigation into the impacts of New Jersey’s offshore wind development on the environment, the fishing industry, military operations, navigational safety and more, announced Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) on June 15.

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Ocean County Leader area weekly mass times

By Ocean County Leader | Jun 17, 2023

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

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Smith calls on UN Secretary-General to dissuade Chinese government from forcibly repatriating thousands of North Korean refugees

By Ocean County Leader Report | Jun 13, 2023

While chairing a congressional hearing on June 13, Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), Chair of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC), called on United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres to use his influence to dissuade the Chinese government from forcibly repatriating an estimated 2,000 North Korean refugees who could face torture, sexual assault, forced abortion, forced labor, and possible execution upon their return.

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Holding the Biden Administration accountable for the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal

By Ocean County Leader Report | Jun 12, 2023

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, on June 6 welcomed the unprecedented agreement reached by Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Secretary of State Antony Blinken to allow members of the Foreign Affairs Committee to view the dissent channel cable that was sent by 23 officials at the US Embassy in Kabul just one month before President Biden’s disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.

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Ocean County Leader area weekly mass times

By Ocean County Leader | Jun 10, 2023

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

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Ocean County Leader area weekly mass times

By Ocean County Leader | Jun 3, 2023

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

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Navy officials brief grieving mother on long-overdue investigation into the tragic death of SEAL candidate Kyle Mullen

By Ocean County Leader Report | Jun 1, 2023

Navy report finds ‘wholly inadequate’ medical monitoring and care during and after Hell Week training for SEALs