I just would note parenthetically that I chaired my first hearing when I became chairman of the subcommittee that monitors human rights back in the mid-1990s when we recognized that there was an explosion of persecution, harassment, and discrimination against Christians occurring worldwide and so from since 1995 and today, almost 20 years, it has gone from bad to extraordinarily worse.
Chris Smith: “I just would note parenthetically that I chaired my first hearing when I became chairman of the subcommittee that…”
On the recordFebruary 10, 2014
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Smith reflects on the worsening persecution of Christians over nearly two decades.
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