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Chris Smith: We are not dictating to them, we are saying these are universal principles that need to be followed.

On the recordMarch 6, 2012
We are not dictating to them, we are saying these are universal principles that need to be followed.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith discusses U.S. foreign aid and the expectation of adherence to human rights.

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