Ron Wyden (D) Blocked a Forced Labor Bill; Received Money from Nike Prior to Vote
by Tillie Toro
On December 15th, 2021, a bill largely expected to pass in both the House and the Senate was blocked by Oregon’s Ron Wyden (D). The bill in question “would require companies that import products from factories in the Xinjiang province of China to provide “clear and convincing evidence” to U.S. customs authorities that the products had no ties to forced labor.
Even President Joe Biden promised he would happily sign the bill once it came to his desk. He said through White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki that doing so would “ensure global supply chains are free of forced labor.”
There’s absolutely no bad optics on this bill. It’s one of the few bills that unites Republicans, Independents, and Democrats within nearly every chamber our government. Slavery = bad. There’s really no other way to look at it.
But alas, one Democrat claimed that he would not support a Forced Labor Bill. You’d think he’d have a good reason, but he doesn’t. Even from the standpoint of trying to twist someone’s arm into giving you what you want, this was a bad call for the Wyden.
Wyden explained Wednesday that he would object to the legislation until Congress approved an extension of the child tax credit, a social spending program which no Senate Republican supports. Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin has also pushed back on the program’s inclusion in Biden’s budget bill making its way through Congress.
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