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Chris Smith: If you don't care about it enough to sanction it, that sends a very clear, unmistakable message to an offending country.

On the recordMay 8, 2013
If you don't care about it enough to sanction it, that sends a very clear, unmistakable message to an offending country.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith discusses the importance of sanctions in addressing international child abduction.

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