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Chris Smith: “We have demanded of ourselves that these freedoms must be preserved at all costs and we demand the same from those…”

On the recordJune 6, 2018
We have demanded of ourselves that these freedoms must be preserved at all costs and we demand the same from those nations with whom we associate.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith asserts the U.S. commitment to uphold freedoms globally.

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