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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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Hopefully this will start a trend and we can boycott all goods from China. We may not be able to make things cheaper but we can certainly make them better.
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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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