Merkley Announces Senate Passage of Legislation to Ban Export of Crowd Control Munitions to Hong Kong
November 20, 2019
November 20, 2019
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley today announced that the U.S. Senate has unanimously passed his bipartisan legislation that would ban the U.S. export of crowd control munitions and equipment to the Hong Kong Police Force for one year. The legislation, which is co-led by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), follows documented reports by human rights group . . .
Oregon's Senator Jeff Merkley today announced that the U.S. Senate has unanimously passed his bipartisan legislation that would ban the U.S. export of crowd control munitions and equipment to the Hong Kong Police Force for one year. The legislation, which is co-led by Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), follows documented reports by human rights group . . .