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Chris Smith: one of the conditions in the foreign aid budget for this year is religious freedom.

On the recordFebruary 15, 2012
one of the conditions in the foreign aid budget for this year is religious freedom.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith emphasizes the importance of religious freedom in foreign aid.

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