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Chris Smith: I wrote the law in 2000 called the Trafficking Victims Protection Act.

On the recordApril 8, 2013
I wrote the law in 2000 called the Trafficking Victims Protection Act.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith discusses his role in creating a law to combat human trafficking.

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