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On the recordJanuary 29, 2014
Why are we interested in making this type of information available to a country that abuses the rights of its own citizens?
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Ben Cardin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Senator Cardin questions U.S. support for Vietnam despite its human rights abuses.

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