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Chris Smith: “It shouldn't be on the backs of little children and people who are adults who are exploited as well.”

On the recordNovember 16, 2022
It shouldn't be on the backs of little children and people who are adults who are exploited as well.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith condemns child labor in cobalt mining linked to electric car production.

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