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Chris Smith: Human rights are an essential factor in long term stability, should be a key objective in our foreign policy strategy.

On the recordFebruary 25, 2015
Human rights are an essential factor in long term stability, should be a key objective in our foreign policy strategy.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith emphasizes the importance of human rights in U.S. foreign policy.

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