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Chris Smith: This would not be a non-binding resolution. Instead, it would be binding legislation flatly stating congressional…

On the recordJune 2, 2015
This would not be a non-binding resolution. Instead, it would be binding legislation flatly stating congressional judgment that advancing human rights and democratic values in China is decidedly in America's national interest.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith emphasizes the need for binding legislation on human rights in China.

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