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Chris Smith: And whenever you divert a young person from Boko Haram into a productive member of society, you don't know how many…

On the recordJuly 17, 2017
And whenever you divert a young person from Boko Haram into a productive member of society, you don't know how many people you have saved directly, and tangentially, today, and to come, right? But we know the work is worthwhile.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith emphasizes the importance of rehabilitating youth from extremist groups.

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