Sens. Rubio, Merkley on Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
December 15, 2021
December 15, 2021
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) praised the bipartisan, bicameral agreement to send the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act to President Joe Biden's desk. The bill will ensure that goods made with the slave labor from Uyghurs and others in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) do not enter the U.S. market. Rubio and Merkley previously authored the Uyghur Human Rights . . .
U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) praised the bipartisan, bicameral agreement to send the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act to President Joe Biden's desk. The bill will ensure that goods made with the slave labor from Uyghurs and others in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) do not enter the U.S. market. Rubio and Merkley previously authored the Uyghur Human Rights . . .