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Chris Smith: I held a whole series of hearings on Boko Haram and tried desperately to get the administration to declare Boko Haram a…

On the recordMarch 25, 2015
I held a whole series of hearings on Boko Haram and tried desperately to get the administration to declare Boko Haram a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith discusses efforts to label Boko Haram as a terrorist organization.

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