[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 13, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H545]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  NO PRODUCTS MADE WITH SLAVE LABOR SHOULD BE BOUGHT AND SOLD IN THE 
                             UNITED STATES

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from 
Pennsylvania (Mr. Joyce) for 5 minutes.
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, as we speak, the Chinese 
Communist Party continues to imprison and detain more than 1 million 
Uyghurs in western China with as many as 100,000 subjected to forced 
labor. That is slavery.
  This is a clear violation of human rights by the Chinese Communist 
Party who have continued to jail those who speak out against their 
oppression, and that includes Christian ministers. It is time for the 
United States to send a clear message that no products made with slave 
labor should be bought and sold in these United States.
  It is time to pass the No Dollars to Uyghurs Forced Labor Act and 
prevent the State Department or U.S. agencies from purchasing any goods 
made by forced labor under the Chinese Communist Party. We cannot stand 
by as clothes, as sneakers, as batteries, and solar panels are 
manufactured under these conditions.
  It is time to stand up against the Chinese Communist Party and put a 
stop to this human rights abuse.


    Let's Stop Liberal Spending Priorities Ahead of Fiscal Security

  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, last week a report from the 
Congressional Budget Office delivered the news that President Biden's 
so-called Inflation Reduction Act would ultimately cost an additional 
$428 billion over the next 10 years.
  This runaway spending from Biden is yet another example of putting 
liberal spending priorities ahead of fiscal responsibility. Instead of 
using natural gas, coal, and Marcellus shale that is underneath the 
feet of my constituents in Pennsylvania, the Biden administration is 
using taxpayer dollars to incentivize Americans to buy electric 
vehicles that rely on batteries and parts manufactured under the 
Chinese Communist Party.
  Let's be clear: A car made with a battery from China is a Chinese 
car. It is time to put a stop to failed EV subsidies that continue to 
push our Nation deeper into debt.
  As I travel throughout central and southwestern Pennsylvania, I hear 
from constituents about electric vehicles that are ineffective during 
our harsh winters, and I hear from car dealers who tell me that these 
overpriced vehicles sit on their lots unable to be sold.
  President Biden shouldn't be telling Americans what type of vehicles 
they can drive and what type of vehicles they cannot drive. It is time 
to unleash American energy dominance right here at home and put an end 
to the Green New Deal initiatives, the initiatives that are causing 
spending out of control.

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