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Chris Smith: It is horrible that in 2019, we still live in a world where human beings are held in slavery. It is a moral outrage.

On the recordMarch 6, 2019
It is horrible that in 2019, we still live in a world where human beings are held in slavery. It is a moral outrage.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith condemns human trafficking and calls for government evaluation.

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