WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Senator Rick Scott released the following statement after Senate Democrats blocked his resolution condemning the gross human rights violations in Communist China and urging the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to move the 2022 Games out of China, where more than one million Uyghurs are being held in concentration camps while the people of Hong Kong are being arrested and denied the basic rights they were promised. Watch more in Senator Scott’s speech HERE.

Senator Rick Scott said, “Today, I introduced a resolution condemning the indefensible human rights abuses in Communist China and demanding that the IOC host the games in a country that respects fundamental human rights. Unfortunately, Senator Menendez and the Democrats blocked it, because they can’t pass up an opportunity to play politics. The Democrats wanted us to choose between protecting Venezuelans and holding Communist China accountable – but if my colleagues were willing to work with me, we could do both. The Democrats don’t care about solving problems and helping those suffering under ruthless dictators; they just want to play politics and use the suffering of millions to score political points. Even though the Democrats refuse to work with me to get something done, I’m not giving up and I will never stop standing up for human rights and for those oppressed by ruthless in dictators in Venezuela, China, and around the world.”

For nearly a year, Senator Rick Scott has been calling for the IOC to stand up for freedom and urge Communist China to stop violating human rights, or find a new home for the 2022 Olympic Games:

• October 17, 2019: Sen. Rick Scott to International Olympics Committee: Stand up for Human Rights; Don’t Host Olympic Games in Communist China
• December 3, 2019: Sen. Rick Scott: International Olympic Committee’s Cowardly Failure to Stand up for Human Rights
• December 19, 2019: Senators Rick Scott and Josh Hawley to NBC: Stand Up for Human Rights; Refuse to Air Olympics Hosted in Communist China
• March 4, 2020: Senators Rick Scott and Ed Markey Lead Colleagues in Bipartisan Resolution Demanding Olympic Committee Move 2022 Olympic Games Out of China Unless Country Address Human Rights Abuses
• April 8, 2020: Sen. Rick Scott in the Washington Examiner: Address human rights or get the Olympics out of China
• July 20, 2020: Sen. Rick Scott Blasts IOC’s Shameful Disregard for Human Rights in China
• August, 6, 2020: Sen. Rick Scott Requests Meeting with IOC President Bach on Moving 2022 Olympic Games Out of Communist China
• September 11, 2020: Sen. Rick Scott: I’m Disappointed IOC Vice President Refused to Commit to Move 2022 Olympic Games Out of Communist China
• September 14, 2020: Sen. Rick Scott in Washington Post: International Olympic Committee Must Do the Right Thing and Move 2022 Games Out of Communist China

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