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Chris Smith: “The Leahy Amendment is having the unintended consequence of precluding best practices military training.”

On the recordMay 20, 2014
The Leahy Amendment is having the unintended consequence of precluding best practices military training.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Concerned about the negative impact of the Leahy Amendment on military training in Nigeria.

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