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Chris Smith: “It is a sad and disturbing fact that many leaders of the free world... have been less willing to stand up for those…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2017
It is a sad and disturbing fact that many leaders of the free world... have been less willing to stand up for those rights for the benefit of others.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith criticizes world leaders for not supporting human rights actively.

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