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Chris Smith: I think Congress could pass an Act like this, and what that would do, it would enable the President to deny entry into…

On the recordJuly 8, 2012
I think Congress could pass an Act like this, and what that would do, it would enable the President to deny entry into the United States for Chinese human rights abusers.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Chris Smith advocates for legislation to restrict entry for human rights abusers from China.

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