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Chris Smith: “This legislation mirrors legislation that I wrote back in 2000 called the Trafficking Victims Protection Act which was…”

On the recordOctober 9, 2013
This legislation mirrors legislation that I wrote back in 2000 called the Trafficking Victims Protection Act which was designed to combat the hideous practice of human trafficking.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith compares the current bill to his previous legislation aimed at combating human trafficking.

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