1. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 07-27-2007 #4 -- FORMER HOUSE VETS' CHAIR, REP. CHRIS SMITH, WARNS OF CRISIS FOR VETERANS' CARE -- "Unless we fix the funding process for VA health care, all efforts to improve its delivery will continue to be impeded."nf072707-4.htm
... HOUSE VETS' CHAIR, REP. CHRISSMITH, WARNS OF CRISIS FOR VETERANS' ... HOUSE VETS' CHAIR, REP. CHRISSMITH, WARNS OF CRISIS FOR VETERANS' ... to be impeded." Rep. ChrisSmith (R-NJ) For more information on Rep. ChrisSmith (the veteran's friend)... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfJUL07/nf072707-4.htm
2. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 03-05-2007 #8 -- "YOU CAN'T PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE ON THE CHEAP" -- Former House Vets' Chair, Chris Smith, speaks out.nf030507-8.htm
...- Former House Vets' Chair, ChrisSmith, speaks out. The Nation' ...- Former House Vets' Chair, ChrisSmith, speaks out. Rep. ChrisSmith (R-NJ) Story here ... care on the cheap' When Congressman ChrisSmith learned about the shameful treatment of injured... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfMAR07/nf030507-8.htm
3. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 03-11-2007 #11 -- FORMER HOUSE VETS' CHAIR LASHES OUT AT POLITICS THAT HURTS VETERANS -- Rep. Chris Smith: "As a result of that vote, my Republican colleagues who joined me lost funding for their district projects, I lost my chairmanship and - worst of all - veterans lost much-needed resources to provide essential medical care."nf031107-11.htm
... THAT HURTS VETERANS -- Rep. ChrisSmith: "As a result of that ... THAT HURTS VETERANS -- Rep. ChrisSmith: "As a result of that ... on Veterans' Affairs, Rep. ChrisSmith (R-NJ). Smith ... THAT HURTS VETERANS --Rep.ChrisSmith:"As a result of that... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfMAR07/nf031107-11.htm
... Novak gives us an interesting look into the demise of Rep. ChrisSmith (R-NJ), former Chairman of the House Committee... http://www.vawatchdog.org/milcom/jobinsecurity.htm
... after Republican Party politics led to the unceremonious ouster of Rep. ChrisSmith (R-NJ) earlier this year. Smith's... http://www.vawatchdog.org/milcom/veteransknowitsbuyerbeware.htm
...-2)] 2005 January 6, 2005 House Republicans oust ChrisSmith as chairman of the Committee on Veterans Affairs for his tireless advocacy ... .... "This is not only a slap at ChrisSmith, but a shot over the bow at veterans organizations,"... http://www.vawatchdog.org/old newsflashes/newsflash11-16-2005-2.htm
...). Buyer ascended to that powerful position after Republican Party politics led to the unceremonious ouster of Rep. ChrisSmith (R-NJ) earlier this year. Smith was an outspoken veterans' advocate and had sought increases... http://www.vawatchdog.org/milcom/itsbuyerbeware.htm
... millions of veterans their benefits. Buyer recently won a political tug-of-war and replaced Rep. ChrisSmith (R-NJ) as chairman of HVAC. Smith was known as a true friend of veterans and... http://www.vawatchdog.org/milcom/areyoureallyaveteran.htm
... a letter to the President requesting he submit a $1.3 billion supplemental funding request for fiscal year 2005. Moreover, former Veterans' Affairs Committee Chairman ChrisSmith (R-NJ) and current Ranking Democratic Member Lane Evans (D-IL) were on target more than a year ago when they submitted the Committee... http://www.vawatchdog.org/housecvademsnews/housecvademsnews07-12-05.htm
10. VA Watchdog dot Org - VA NEWS FLASH - 03-23-2007 #4 -- BOB FILNER: LOOKING OUT FOR VETERANS -- Ari Berman of The Nation takes a look at the Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs.nf032307-4.htm
... his arrival. The Bush Administration chose to run the "war on terror" expensively abroad and cheaply at home. In 2004, when then-VA chair ChrisSmith tried to add $1.3 billion to fully fund VA healthcare, Republicans booted him off the committee. His replacement, hard-line conservative Steve Buyer... http://www.vawatchdog.org/07/nf07/nfMAR07/nf032307-4.htm
