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Washington Free Beacon News Article'GOP Congressman Fighting for Christian Refugees in Iraq and Syria'BY JACK HERETIK, WRITER FOR THE WASHINGTON FREE BEACON - The lawmaker serves as a senior member on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and is chairman of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations. Promoting international human rights and religious freedom has been a staple feature of his tenure in Congress. Christians are the largest religious minority group in the Middle East, yet Smith noted in an interview with TheBlaze published Friday that they receive little aid from the United States. Smith has now introduced legislation to attempt to rectify that with the Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act. The legislation will provide for emergency aid to the victims of crimes against humanity in the war-torn countries. Smith’s legislation is cosponsored by Rep. Anna Eshoo (D., Calif.) and 15 other members of the House of Representatives. |