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UHRP will not let the world forget June 4

The Uyghur Human Rights Project has issued the following press release:June 3, 2022 | 10:00 a.m.


Rubio calls on DFC to combat China, not prioritize woke agenda

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to Chief Executive Officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Scott Nathan regarding DFC’s use of taxpayer funds to bankroll international projects focused on climate change and gender equity instead of facilitating its congressionally-mandated mission of advancing the United States’ development and foreign policy goals.


Blackburn leads legislation calling out Iran-China ties

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced the Iran China Accountability Act to call attention to Iran’s ties with Communist China by prohibiting the obligation or expenditure of any taxpayer dollars to advance a nuclear agreement with Iran until the regime terminates their ties with Communist China and terrorist groups like Hamas.


Rubio, Cotton and Braun introduce bill to ban app stores from using Chinese digital currency in the US

U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced the Defending Americans from Authoritarian Digital Currencies Act.


McCaul on BIS decision to change terminology, dodge statutory responsibility

House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul released the following statement in response to the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry’s (BIS) decision to recharacterize their terminology for the control of emerging and foundational technology.


Cotton, colleagues call for increased oversight of Chinese economic aggression after proposed Forbes acquisition

Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas), Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana), Bill Hagerty (R-Tennessee), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen raising concerns about the proposed acquisition of Forbes by an entity linked to the Chinese Communist Party.


Rubio, Colleagues urge Biden administration to protect federal retirement dollars from dangerous Chinese companies

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) and colleagues sent a letter to Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board’s (FRTIB) Acting Chairman David Jones regarding its plan to open a new “Mutual Fund Window” beginning next month for federal Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) participants.


Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation releases ‘Xinjiang Police Files’ providing conclusive evidence of prison-like nature of Beijing’s re-education camps

Today the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation (VOC) released a bombshell report based on the to-date largest and most significant leak of internal documents from directly within Xinjiang police networks.


Rubio warns U.S. Conference of Mayors of Chinese Communist Party influence campaigns

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) sent a letter to Francis Suarez, Mayor of the City of Miami and President of the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM), regarding the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) efforts to gain influence over local officials


Rubio opening remarks on countering the threat of the CCP

Vice Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL) delivered opening remarks at a Senate Select Committee on Intelligence hearing on the Chinese Communist Party’s plans for economic and technological dominance.


Bill introduced to prevent U.S. research from being used to benefit the PLA

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) led colleagues in introducing the Preventing PLA Acquisition of United States Technology Act of 2022.


Rubio, Merkley lead colleagues in urging release of UN Human Rights Report on Uyghur genocide ahead of UN official’s visit to Xinjiang

U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) led colleagues in sending a letter to António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN), regarding the release of the UN’s long-delayed report on the human rights situation in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR).


Rubio calls on federal agencies to cut ties with McKinsey

Miami, FL — U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) released a statement following reports that McKinsey & Company “repeatedly allowed employees who served pharmaceutical companies, including opioid makers, to also consult for the F.D.A., the drug industry’s primary government regulator.”


China Aid Association welcomes former detainee in the Chinese Communist Party’s concentration camp

Over the weekend, China Aid Association welcomed Wubulibaike Tuerdahong and his family, Christians originally from Kyrgyzstan, to the United States where they have been granted humanitarian parole status


Commissioners ask World Bank to stop funding human rights abuses in Xinjiang

Congressional-Executive Commission on China has issued the following press release:


Americans for Limited Government: China stock market cheating signals time for divestment

Americans for Limited Government President Rick Manning issued April 11 the following statement in response to reports of Chinese corporations engaging in insider trading:


Rubio, other Senators ask Biden Administration to renew COFA, defend against CCP expansion in the Indo-Pacific

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Bill Hagerty (R-TN), and Chris Coons (D-DE) sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging him to prioritize renewing the Compacts of Free Association (COFA).


Biden’s Fiscal Year 2023 budget makes $18.1 billion investment in interior department initiatives

The Biden-Harris Administration today submitted to Congress the President’s Budget for fiscal year 2023. The


FGI: 'I’ve never heard of a federal agency working so fast to ‘carefully consider’ a request only to issue a blanket denial within a day'

Today, the Functional Government Initiative announced concerning developments in its efforts to obtain public records from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the SEC’s newly proposed Climate Disclosure Rule.


DOJ, Department of Homeland Security issue rule to efficiently and fairly process asylum claims

Today, the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) are issuing a rule to improve and expedite processing of asylum claims made by noncitizens subject to expedited removal, ensuring that those who are eligible for asylum are granted relief quickly, and those who are not are promptly removed.