Chris Smith actually said...

But because non-state actors are now among the primary and worse perpetrators of egregious abuses, permitting our Government to designate these non-state actors as severe violators would both reflect reality.

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Smith highlights the need to address abuses by non-state actors in religious freedom violations.

06/15/2016

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