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Chris Smith: When you're talking about abusers, any collateral damage that might be done if it has any mitigating effect on the abuse…

On the recordDecember 17, 2012
When you're talking about abusers, any collateral damage that might be done if it has any mitigating effect on the abuse is well worth it, in my opinion, which is why I think we need to promulgate lists.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith argues for listing abusers to mitigate human rights abuses.

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