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On the recordMay 15, 2023
In and of itself, I think that companies that do not want to perhaps face the moral hazard of engaging in that way would see it that way, yes.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley discusses the implications of China's human rights violations on U.S. companies.

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