06/16/2014
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"Material submitted for the record by the Honorable Christopher H. Smith, a Representative in Congress from the State of New Jersey."
"H.R. 610, a bill to provide for the establishment of the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee introduced by Representative Chris Smith to ensure interagency coordination and communications on these ..."
"It is a signatory to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, so international agreements are important."
"He is now serving an 8-year sentence. He has been subjected to repeated beatings."