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Chris Smith: the legislation that we are introducing is named the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and…

On the recordMay 8, 2013
the legislation that we are introducing is named the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act because there are successes that can be had, but levers need to be pulled, especially when you have a government that is, at best, indifferent.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith discusses the importance of new legislation to address child abduction.

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