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Chris Smith: There will come a time when our children will ask us, 'Well, where were you? Where were you when they were killing…

On the recordFebruary 2, 2016
There will come a time when our children will ask us, 'Well, where were you? Where were you when they were killing little girls just because they were little girls?'
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Chris Smith reflects on future accountability regarding the issue of sex-selective abortion.

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