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Chris Smith: It sends a message that our freedoms that we defend at home, and our International Religious Freedom Act of 1998…

On the recordJuly 22, 2014
It sends a message that our freedoms that we defend at home, and our International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, actually means something.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith emphasizes the importance of defending international religious freedom and its implications.

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