Congressman Chris Smith’s interview with Neil Cavuto –Video
Congressman Chris Smith was the guest of Neil Cavuto on Fox Business yesterday where he demonstrated why he has not had a competitive reelection race in 34 years.
Poised, prepared and humble, Smith touted his bipartisan record of accomplishment.
Smith discussed his bipartisan record as a problem solver, the 90,000 cases he and his staff have handled for CD-4 residents, his record combating Alzheimers and Autism, the fact that only one member of Congress has more laws passed than he does and the poltical impact of the strong economy and jobs.
The congressman said he hears from his constituents that they like the substance and results of President Trump’s policies, but that they are not so happy with the president’s tweets and attitudes. Smith said that he has not asked President Trump to campaign for him because he can win based upon his own record
“I’m in this to serve people and to write good policy,” Smith said when Cavuto asked him why he hasn’t retired like many of his long serving Republican colleagues.
The congressman said that he has not asked President Trump to come to New Jersey to campaign with him because he does not think he needs Trump’s help to win. “My belief is that I run on my record and my record is one of producing laws that make a great deal of difference in the lives of people. On case work–of solving problems. I consider myself to be a problem solver.”
On taxes, Smith noted New Jersey’s high corporate tax rate that his opponent, Josh Welle supports. On Welle’s call for a tax increase on the top five percent, announced on Cavuto’s show last week, Smith noted that the top 5% already pays 60% of the taxes nationally and that 20% of CD-4 residents would see a tax increase if Welle had his way.
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The “20% of CD-4 households are in the top 5%” is becoming one of those untruths that gets repeated so often that people stop questioning it.
The website that published that graph made some kind of error. The graph shows that 22.4% of Americans are in the top 5% of household income. A serious error somewhere.
https://statisticalatlas.com/congressional-district/New-Jersey/District-4/Household-Income#figure/county-subdivision/share-of-the-top-5-
that’s a fake graph.
The congressman said that he has not asked President Trump to come to New Jersey to campaign with him because he does not think he needs Trump’s help to win. “My belief is that I run on my record and my record is one of producing laws that make a great deal of difference in the lives of people. On case work–of solving problems. I consider myself to be a problem solver.”
What a diplomatic way to put it lol.
President would come into that district. Let’s face it, much as we like him, Chris is a pro- life moderate who has voted with Dems over the years, at least half the time, and wasn’t an ardent Trump supporter. In hopeless Blue Jersey, just run on your merits ( and Chris does have many,) and hope enough independents have a brain, and can assess competence and service. That’s about how to survive around here..will be interesting to see how many GOP Congresspeople are left, after this crazy year..
Pretty scandalous and telling that Smith winds up repeating the falsehood that CD4 is made up of 20% of the Top 5%ers.
But I guess that’s how the puke funnel works. MMM pushes the claim, ignores the pushback showing the figure is wildly off base, and then a sitting Congressman goes on national TV touting the falsehood.
Great job everyone.
they are unabashed about their preferences. Let the fake news reign baby.
Bottom line is, we are in the throes of creeping socialism, to the tipping point of less makers paying for more takers. Where will it end? In Venezuela, if they don’t get a grip.
What exactly really doesn’t matter?