The Real Chris Smith

Should a congressman with this record be rewarded with a 15th term in office?

• Voted for Cap and Trade (HR 2425, Roll Call 477, 6/26/09)
• Co-sponsored Card Check (HR 800)
• Voted twice with Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats against making the 2001/2003 tax cuts (Bush tax cuts) permanent (H Con Res 376, Roll Call 156, 5/18/06) & (H Con Res 312, Roll Call 140, 3/13/08)
• Voted to allow the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to sue companies that require employees to speak English (HR 3093, Roll Call 734, 7/26/07)
• Voted with Nancy Pelosi to defeat a 2008 Republican budget resolution which would reduce spending $12 billion and impose a moratorium on pork barrel earmarks (H Con Res 312, Roll Call 140, 3/13/08)
• Voted twice to increase taxes on domestic energy producers (which is passed on the consumer) (HR 6275, Roll Call 455, 6/25/08) & (HR 7060, Roll Call 649, 9/26/08)
• Vote three times against drilling at ANWR (HR 6, Roll Call 122, 4/20/05), (H Con Res 376, Roll Call 156, 5/18/06), (S. Con Res 70, Roll Call 321, 5/14/08)
• Voted for the Pelosi light bulb bill in which the government will decide the type of light bulbs you can use in your own home (HR 3221, Roll Call 832, 8/4/07)
• Voted for Barney Frank’s housing trust fund (HR 2895, Roll Call 958, 10/10/07)
• Voted against free speech when he supported a bill to regulate the Internet including, email and blogs (HR 1606, Roll Call 559, 11/2/05)
• Accepts tens of thousands of dollars from Big Labor Unions each election cycle (Federal Election Commission reports)

Would you have guessed that these votes came from a Republican? This is the record of incumbent RINO Chris Smith.

How long has Smith been in Washington?
Smith has been in Washington for Three Decades, that’s right, THREE DECADES! Jimmy Carter was President when Smith was elected to Congress.

Can his record get any worse?
Yes. Smith has earned the ranking as one of the most liberal Republicans in the House by the American Conservative Union.  This goes along with his “F” rating from American Gun Owners and “D” rating from the NRA.