IN CASE YOU MISSED IT… Fox Business: Republicans Introduce Bill Banning China Made Solar Panels as Dems Push Green Infrastructure
March 31, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, this week Senator Rick Scott, joined by Senators Marco Rubio, Marsha Blackburn, John Kennedy, Tom Cotton, Shelley Moore Capito, Josh Hawley and John Barrasso introduced the . This bill prohibits federal funds from being used to buy solar panels manufactured or assembled in Communist China, specifically the Xinjiang province, which is its use of forced labor.
Read more in the Fox Business article, solar panels, as President Biden prepares to introduce a $3 trillion infrastructure plan that is expected to incorporate green policies.
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But Republicans have submitted proposals before the president has even laid out his plan, attempting to ensure federal funds cannot be used to purchase solar panels or related equipment from the world’s leading producer – China.
‘Reports show that many solar companies rely on materials and labor from Communist China’s Xinjiang province, which is known for forced labor and horrific abuse of the Uighurs.’ Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., said in a statement Tuesday.
Seven of the world’s top 10 solar panel producers are in China, reported EnergySage, a U.S.-based energy company.
Scott was joined by GOP Senators Marco Rubio, Marsha Blackburn, John Kennedy, Tom Cotton, Shelley Moore Capito, Josh Hawley and John Barrasso in putting forward legislation to ban Chinese imports on solar panels, citing concerns over reported human rights abuses in Xinjiang…”
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