Ron Wyden: “Colleagues, I am going to be very brief. This amendment prohibits the use of Federal funds to purchase materials…”

“Colleagues, I am going to be very brief. This amendment prohibits the use of Federal funds to purchase materials, technology, and critical minerals produced, manufactured, or mined with forced labor from any country. All supply chains need to be robust, secure, and free from these horrendous labor practices, like the genocidal forced labor practices in the Uighur region of China. It is not enough, colleagues, to ban China alone, while forced labor continues to be a problem in many nations around the world. For this reason, I urge the support of this amendment to ensure that our supply chains align with these American values. And I am willing to do a voice vote, Mr. President.”