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Ted Yoho: “When you go into the different countries, like say Turkey, you know, the human rights that we stand by, that we believe…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2015
When you go into the different countries, like say Turkey, you know, the human rights that we stand by, that we believe in this country, are going to be different in those other countries.
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Ted Yoho
Republican · Florida

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Discussing the differences in human rights standards across countries receiving aid.

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