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Tim Kaine: “These were all part of the human rights reports that have…”

Featuring: Tim Kaine, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Virginia

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Senator Murphy pointed out that the human rights report has taken out information about freedom of association, about freedom of expression, about exploitation of children, about prison conditions. These were all part of the human rights reports that have been done for years by the State Department. I think these are things that are connected to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. They've now all been removed from the State Department's annual Human Rights report. (02:34–02:39)

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