House Republicans Ask CPSC About Xinjiang Hair
The top Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee is asking in a letter to the Consumer Product Safety Commission if it coordinates with CBP to inspect shipments coming from regions with human rights abuses, such as China's Xinjiang…
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autonomous territory. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore. -- joined in signing the Oct. 27 letter by fellow Republican Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers of Washington, Buddy Carter of Georgia, and Jeff Duncan of South Carolina -- also asked the agency to detail where Uighur women's hair is being sold in the U.S., even if it didn't arrive from Xinjiang. They note that CBP seized human hair from Xinjiang in July. The letter does not explain why the lawmakers are asking CPSC about issues relating to human rights, as the CPSC is tasked with preventing dangerous products from getting to consumers, not in stopping the import of products which were made by harming those involved in its production.