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Chris Smith: Targeted sanction seems to me to be the right tool rather than a cessation of arms sales to hold human rights abusers…

On the recordSeptember 30, 2020
Targeted sanction seems to me to be the right tool rather than a cessation of arms sales to hold human rights abusers accountable.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith supports targeted sanctions over halting arms sales for human rights accountability.

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