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On the recordOctober 3, 2001
We should not give free trade to a Communist regime that ignores basic human rights and insults us--``insult'' isn't even strong enough--by saying something like that, having those comments made on the streets of Hanoi and proudly printing it in their propaganda rags. We stand here on the Senate floor and refuse to even talk about it. That is outrageous.
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Jeremiah Smith
Federalist · New Hampshire

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Addressing concerns over granting free trade to a Communist regime during Senate debate.

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