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Chris Smith: It is time, she said, we are beyond the allegation stage, it is real and it is pervasive.

On the recordNovember 16, 2011
It is time, she said, we are beyond the allegation stage, it is real and it is pervasive.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith references a testimony about the severity of human trafficking issues in Egypt.

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