Posted on Dec 9, 2021
House OKs a bill barring imports of goods produced by forced labor of Uyghurs in China
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The House of Representatives has approved legislation imposing economic sanctions on China for goods sold to Americans from the forced labor of Muslim Uyghurs.
The Wednesday vote was overwhelming, 428-1.
"This is not a partisan issue. It is a human rights issue. It is a moral issue," Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., the sponsor of the bill and a longtime human rights advocate, said on the House floor.
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act would ban imports produced by ethnic Muslims in the internment camps in northwest China.
The issue is a rare one that unites House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
The House of Representatives has approved legislation imposing economic sanctions on China for goods sold to Americans from the forced labor of Muslim Uyghurs.
The Wednesday vote was overwhelming, 428-1.
"This is not a partisan issue. It is a human rights issue. It is a moral issue," Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., the sponsor of the bill and a longtime human rights advocate, said on the House floor.
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act would ban imports produced by ethnic Muslims in the internment camps in northwest China.
The issue is a rare one that unites House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla.
House OKs a bill barring imports of goods produced by forced labor of Uyghurs in China
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How can anyone, even one of McConnell's cronies, vote against this in good conscience?
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SrA John Monette
Maj (Join to see) - From his twitter
I voted no tonight on the UIGHUR Act (sanctions against China) for the same reason I voted no in the Hong Kong bill two weeks ago:
When our government meddles in the internal affairs of foreign countries, it invites those governments to meddle in our affairs.
I voted no tonight on the UIGHUR Act (sanctions against China) for the same reason I voted no in the Hong Kong bill two weeks ago:
When our government meddles in the internal affairs of foreign countries, it invites those governments to meddle in our affairs.
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SrA John Monette - Nice excuse. Didn't we also try turning a blind eye in the 30s?
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SrA John Monette
Maj (Join to see) - Didn't turn out to well. We can not afford to be isolationists.
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SrA John Monette - The world is too interconnected and it's becoming more so by the day.
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Oh, oh. There goes Ivanka's clothing line. About time this was done. I should of been done last year but the Turtle .........
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