On the recordMay 9, 2016
The American people should not have to subsidize torture or underwrite the jailing of journalists, religious leaders, labor activists, or advocates of democracy.
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congress.govChris Smith: “The American people should not have to subsidize torture or underwrite the jailing of journalists, religious leaders…”
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Smith argues against U.S. support for Vietnam's human rights abuses.
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