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Chris Smith: American children and their left-behind parents will be left behind in perpetuity.

On the recordMarch 24, 2015
American children and their left-behind parents will be left behind in perpetuity.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Warning about the consequences of inadequate agreements with Japan on abduction cases.

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