Encouraging the Government and the People of the United States to ``Buy American''
Floor Speech
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Mr. SCOTT of Florida. Mr. President, I rise today to encourage all Americans to join the fight to support our Nation and our jobs and stand up against the growing threat of Communist China.
I have been saying it for months: Buying American products is the No. 1 thing we can do to support American jobs and stand up to our foreign adversaries.
There is a new Cold War occurring between the United States and Communist China, and we must be crystal clear about the negative impacts of continuing to buy Chinese-made products.
General Secretary Xi is a dictator and human rights violator. He is yet another Communist leader trying to be the dominant world power.
The Communist Party of China is stripping the people of Hong Kong of their freedoms--as the Presiding Officer experienced when he was over there--cracking down on dissidents, militarizing the South China Sea, supporting Maduro's genocide in Venezuela, surveilling its citizens, and imprisoning more than 1 million Uighurs in internment camps simply because of their religion.
Communist China is stealing American jobs and technology and spying on our citizens.
Is this the kind of nation we want to be sending our money to?
Absolutely not.
Washington politicians have been too concerned with short-term political success and have long ignored the long-term threats of Communist China to our way of life but not anymore. It is time to take action.
Now, more than ever, Americans must remember that every time we buy a product made in China, we are putting another dollar into the pocket of the people stealing our jobs and our technology, denying their people basic human rights and propping up dangerous dictators like Maduro in Venezuela.
We cannot continue to rely on countries like Communist China, which lied about the coronavirus and refused to be a partner in solving this crisis, for critical supplies.
This outbreak has shown why we need to end our reliance on foreign supply chains. As a nation, we need to finally take a stand and demand that Communist China is removed from our supply chain.
I am proud to lead my colleagues in a bipartisan resolution calling on Americans to buy products made in the United States whenever possible.
Buying American is not partisan, and I am glad my colleagues from both sides of the aisle are continuing to come together to encourage Americans to take a stand.
I know it is not always easy, but it is an important step we can all take at home to support American jobs, American producers, and American manufacturers, while helping build up the U.S. supply chain.
In my State, we take immense pride in products made in Florida. It is a driving force that led to our incredible economic turnaround.
A return to this pride in homegrown businesses and products ensures that America remains strong as the undisputed leader of the global economy.
We all must do our part to support our Nation and make it clear to Communist China that the United States won't stand for their behavior.
I am committed to supporting American businesses over Chinese products. I am urging my colleagues to join me in this effort and pass this resolution today.
Res. 625.
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Mr. SCOTT of Florida. Mr. President, I know of no further debate on the resolution, as amended.
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