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Chris Smith: Putting human rights and the rule of law at the center of bilateral relations is the goal of H.R. 5621, the Vietnam…

On the recordJune 6, 2018
Putting human rights and the rule of law at the center of bilateral relations is the goal of H.R. 5621, the Vietnam Human Rights Act, bipartisan legislation that I introduced last month.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith emphasizes the importance of human rights in U.S.-Vietnam relations through proposed legislation.

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