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Chris Smith: No one should profit from representing authoritarian countries, particularly when they constantly seek to undermine U.S.…

On the recordJuly 25, 2018
No one should profit from representing authoritarian countries, particularly when they constantly seek to undermine U.S. values and interests.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith emphasizes the immorality of profiting from authoritarian regimes.

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