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Chris Smith: The U.S. must be unrelenting in its demands for improvement for human rights in Vietnam.

On the recordMay 13, 2015
The U.S. must be unrelenting in its demands for improvement for human rights in Vietnam.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith calls for strong U.S. advocacy for human rights reforms in Vietnam.

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