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Joseph Cao: any democracy activist, any person who is involved in promoting freedom and religious freedom in Vietnam, they are all…

On the recordJanuary 23, 2012
any democracy activist, any person who is involved in promoting freedom and religious freedom in Vietnam, they are all considered at least by us here in the United States as people of great importance.
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Joseph Cao
Louisiana

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Cao emphasizes the significance of democracy activists in Vietnam despite government oppression.

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