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Chris Smith: I happen to be a pro-labor Republican. I get endorsed by the AFL-CIO because I believe passionately in the right to…

On the recordMarch 28, 2012
I happen to be a pro-labor Republican. I get endorsed by the AFL-CIO because I believe passionately in the right to collective bargaining and other core elements of unionized labor.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith expresses his strong support for labor rights and collective bargaining.

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