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Chris Smith: If we are depending upon other governments to tell us what's okay for our citizens, the State Department is nothing more…

On the recordJuly 31, 2012
If we are depending upon other governments to tell us what's okay for our citizens, the State Department is nothing more than a rubber stamp for despotic governments.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Smith expresses concern over the State Department's reliance on foreign governments for citizen treatment.

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