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Chris Smith: I wrote a law in 2000 that says we will withhold visas to those who were involved or complicit in any way with the…

On the recordMay 29, 2014
I wrote a law in 2000 that says we will withhold visas to those who were involved or complicit in any way with the forced abortion policy of the People's Republic of China.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith discusses a law aimed at denying visas to human rights violators in China.

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