Posted on 12/06/2021 9:49:08 AM PST by John Semmens
A Republican effort to pass legislation prohibiting the importation of products produced by slave-labor was blocked by Democrats. The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio, was opposed by the Biden Administration and climate envoy John Kerry. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) ruled the proposed legislation out of order.
Kerry argued that "there are two big problems with the GOP proposal. First, attaching conditions on how another country runs its economy is an invasion of their sovereign rights. While slavery is seen as very negative in the US, other countries have a more nuanced point of view. It is not for us to impose our values on them."
"Second, a lot of the goods needed for the President's Build Back Better (BBB) program are manufactured in China by Uyghur laborers," Kerry pointed out. "Not only would the GOP bill exclude these vital products and thereby impede BBB, it would also insult our most important trade partner. It is simply irresponsible to take such a step given China's military superiority. It is more prudent for us to take a conciliatory position rather than invite possible retaliation."
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We need to address the urgent issue of witch-burning.
Its a practice which promotes white supremacy and is destroying Americans. Which legislator will step up to solve this crisis?
And people in history are just as distant from us.
"Second, a lot of the goods needed for the President's Build Back Better (BBB) program are manufactured in China by Uyghur laborers," Kerry pointed out.
Needed for BBB? Please amplify, Mr. Kerry. Exactly which goods?
“First, attaching conditions on how another country runs its economy is an invasion of their sovereign rights.”
But attaching such conditions on how domestic businesses do business is fine with Iran whore, slavery loving Kerry.
China is the money launderer for politicians world wide.
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