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Chris Smith: “We should be especially intolerant of any violations of basic human rights.”

On the recordMay 21, 2014
We should be especially intolerant of any violations of basic human rights.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Stressing the importance of protecting human rights in Iraq.

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