Forced labor disclosure act of 2020. Important legislation introduced by representative wexton, a valued member of the committee on Financial Services. Group urs are a muslim and are one of a member of muslim groups that are persecuted, arbitrarily arrested, detained in forced labor concentration camps and even executed. It has been reported by human rights advocates that over one Million People are being held by the Chinese Government in detention camps across the uighur autonomous region. The government of the peoples republic of china falsely refers to these concentration camps as vocational camps or reeducation camps. Make no mistake, the truth is that today in 2020 one million human beings are being held in concentration tramp camps where they are beaten, starves and starved and forced to work long hours in conditions that can only be described as inhumane. Their relatives often have no idea where they are or whether they are alive. They are dying each day due to the cruelty of th
Uighur muslims. Also today possible work on a covid19 aid bill. Live house coverage here on cspan. The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. God of the universe, father to us all, we give you thanks forgiving us another day for giving us another day. During these days, these few days before the house breaks for the final weeks of the campaign, send us your spirit of peace. Inspire the members to complete their charge, to promote the common good of our nation. Comfort those who continue to suffer from the coronavirus and protect those who labor still to treat the disease and bring an effective vaccine to the world. May all that is done this day be for your greater honor and glory. Men. The speaker pursuant to section 4 of House Resolution 967, the journal of the last days proceedings is approved. The pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from virginia, mr. Cline. Mr. Cline i pledge allegian
Gentleman from texas, mr. Castro. Mr. Castro madam chair, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and tend their remarks the speaker pro tempore without objection, so ordered. Mr. Castro i yammings. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman virginia tech. Mr. Castro i rise in support of the uighur forced labor prevention act. The human rights atrocities, the Chinese Government is perpetuating are now wellknown. More than a million uighurs and muslims, ethnic north have been thrown into detention camps where they face torture, brainwashing, sexual abuse, and even forced sterilization. These atrocities are horrific, and the congress has acted to hold perpetrators of these crimes accountable by passing the uighur human rights policy act. We must not stop there. The legislation we are considering today focuses on a specific form of abuse. Forced labor, an abuse of human rights, which also has grave implications for supply chains and consumers worldwide
The committee will come to order. Good morning and welcome to todays hearing on hong kongs summer of discontent. The commission heard compelling testimony from pro democracy advocates including martin lee who expressed concerns about the extradition bill moving towards becoming law at that it time. That would have put anyone in hong kong including u. S. Citizens at risk of extradition to Mainland China. Over the last 16 weeks, millions of people from all waux waus of life in hong kong have taken to the streets from an unprecedented and sustained show of unity. The protesters have inspired the world and risks their lives, health, jobs and education to fight for the future of hoc congress. Thank you for your courage and bravery. We stand with yo stand with you. They used unnecessary force to target those using dem Trump Administrations. The commissioner has called for an investigation. The uk has suspended export licenses for the sale of tear gas gas and crowd control equipment. And the
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] good morning and welcome to joint hearing of the executive commission on china in the Human Rights Commission hosted by the word Affairs Committee i want to think my cochair, micah review on the China Commission and the congressman chris smith on the Human Rights Commission. I would also like to think Ranking Member Michael Mccaul and all the members of the foreign Affairs Committee for hosting and participating in the support hearing. The title of todays hearing was examining the evolution of repression in china. The hearing will review the events in china in 1989 in the aspirations of the generation and the ongoing censorship and lack of accountability with those victims of the nazca. For first panel we are proud to welcome the speaker of the house representatives nancy pelosi. In 1989 just two weeks after the square massacre in her second term of Congress Introduced legislation to protect Chinese Students and nationals who feared b