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Chris Smith: “Let me just ask you, in total candor, has the United States raised the issues of these defectors in a robust manner?”

On the recordMarch 4, 2012
Let me just ask you, in total candor, has the United States raised the issues of these defectors in a robust manner?
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Smith questions the U.S. government's efforts regarding North Korean defectors.

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