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Chris Smith: “More than 20 years ago, the U.S. Congress approved and the president signed historic legislation that I had authored…”

On the recordNovember 6, 2023
More than 20 years ago, the U.S. Congress approved and the president signed historic legislation that I had authored called the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith recounts the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act he authored.

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