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Chris Smith: I want to thank you for authoring the Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act, which is a reaction to, I think…

On the recordSeptember 13, 2016
I want to thank you for authoring the Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act, which is a reaction to, I think, what was an egregiously flawed decision by the administration to provide hard currency.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith criticizes the administration's decision to make cash payments to Iran.

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