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Chris Smith: this committee takes free elections very seriously, despite the recent revelation that our own Department of State used…

On the recordJuly 13, 2016
this committee takes free elections very seriously, despite the recent revelation that our own Department of State used hundreds of thousands of dollars in taxpayers' funds to support election campaign efforts in opposition to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith expresses concern over U.S. funding opposing an ally's election.

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