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Chris Smith: Twenty percent of the people of Ethiopia are hungry. They are starving. This is outrageous.

On the recordMarch 8, 2017
Twenty percent of the people of Ethiopia are hungry. They are starving. This is outrageous.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Smith highlights the famine in Ethiopia due to corrupt governance.

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