Posted on 12/02/2021 8:21:26 PM PST by MarvinStinson
Biden admin lobbied against bill, fearing it would torpedo climate negotiations with China
Senate Democrats are blocking legislation that would prohibit imports from China made with Uyghur slave labor, in response to pressure from Biden administration officials who fear the bill would torpedo climate negotiations with the Chinese government.
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, a bill sponsored by Sen. Marco Rubio has long been circulating in Congress and is backed by the human rights community and opponents of China's forced labor camps, was included in a package of 25 amendments to the annual defense authorization bill.
But Democrats excluded the amendment from a vote late Wednesday night, after members of the party privately objected to it. Earlier in the evening, Democrats tried to use a procedural mechanism that would have allowed a vote on the act but stripped it from the final authorization bill.
The pushback from Senate Democrats comes amid efforts by senior Biden administration officials to quietly kill the bill over concerns it will hinder the White House's climate agenda and limit solar panel imports from China. Presidential climate envoy John Kerry, among others, has been lobbying House members against the bill.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer offered conflicting explanations for the holdup on Wednesday, with his office initially suggesting to the Free Beacon that Republicans were blocking a vote on the amendment.
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Demonrats have always had a soft spot for slavery.
If Republicans had any stones, they’d hang that albatross around every shitlib Democrat’s neck.
Their principles and what they are willing to stand for/sacrifice to defend their values - are very misplaced.
As if China would adhere to any climate treaty.
Right after the vote, the Democrats put on their Nike sneakers and sat courtside at an NBA game and cheered for LeBron.
The Democrat Party has always been in favor of slavery.
They still are today.
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“If Republicans had any stones…”
As soon as a pack of rabid Howler Monkeys fly out of my butt.
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OF course. They want everyone to be their slaves,.....
.... those that survive their medical experiments anyway.
There would be a higher likelihood of a local brown bear serving me my morning quad shot dry cappuccino on my back deck.
Chinese Lives Don’t Matter
Sure wish I had a piece of what that cost the CCP. Our government and its policies are for sale.
We are basically against slave labor and human trafficking and killing people in order to harvest their organs, but climate change is a much bigger danger. Those Uyghurs and Falun Gong people will just have to suck it up and not expect us to bail them out of having their hair confiscated to make wigs, or having their vital organs removed and sold, or being forced to make cheap electronic devices and Christmas ornaments and what not.
That’s a photo of a Yighur slave labor camp cell.
If you ever offer me coffee, remind me to accept.
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Original victims of sexual harassment were slaves.
C’mon, man. A little genocide and slavery never hurt anyone. The Jooos! got through it ok. Disney even made a movie about happy, singing slaves telling little white boys stories. Are you calling Walt a liar?
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