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Chris Smith: The bipartisan Vietnam Human Rights Act will restore the right priorities to U.S. policy toward Vietnam and will limit…

On the recordJune 21, 2016
The bipartisan Vietnam Human Rights Act will restore the right priorities to U.S. policy toward Vietnam and will limit U.S. non-humanitarian assistance that goes to Vietnam until there are concrete human rights protections.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith emphasizes the Act's role in prioritizing human rights in U.S.-Vietnam relations.

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