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Chris Smith: The Obama administration in the last 2 years ignored TIP recommendations and artificially inflated, gave passing grades…

On the recordJune 13, 2017
The Obama administration in the last 2 years ignored TIP recommendations and artificially inflated, gave passing grades, to countries like China, Cuba, Oman, and Malaysia who have egregious records when it comes to human trafficking.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Criticizing the previous administration's handling of human trafficking ratings.

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