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Chris Smith: We begged the President to ask that Nguyen Van Dai be released and the other 180 or so political prisoners in Vietnam.

On the recordMay 10, 2016
We begged the President to ask that Nguyen Van Dai be released and the other 180 or so political prisoners in Vietnam.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith emphasizes the need for the release of political prisoners in Vietnam.

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