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Chris Smith: I had just left Jos, where churches have been firebombed and Archbishop Kaigama had a HIV/AIDS or a PEPFAR program…

On the recordJuly 11, 2018
I had just left Jos, where churches have been firebombed and Archbishop Kaigama had a HIV/AIDS or a PEPFAR program pulled from him, which was absolutely inexplicable for orphans--100 orphans--and all of a sudden there's no more money.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith highlights funding issues for faith-based health programs in Nigeria.

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