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Chris Smith: Let us put them back on the CPC list and see if we can bring some more pressure.

On the recordMay 21, 2014
Let us put them back on the CPC list and see if we can bring some more pressure.
Said by
Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

Editor's note · Context

Smith advocates for reinstating Vietnam's CPC status to pressure for human rights improvements.

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