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Chris Smith: I mean, that is so despicable and it is just part of what I think is a very malevolent attitude toward people who…

On the recordJuly 26, 2017
I mean, that is so despicable and it is just part of what I think is a very malevolent attitude toward people who disagree with them on human rights.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith criticizes the Ethiopian government's attitude towards human rights dissenters.

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