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<p>Unnamed congressional staffers have accused <a aria-label="undefined (opens in a new tab)" href="
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<p>The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act passed 406 to 3 in the House in September and has now reached the Senate. We learned last month that <a aria-label="undefined (opens in a new tab)" href="
https://9to5mac.com/2020/10/23/apple-lobbies-uyghur-forced-labor-act/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Apple enlisted a lobbying firm[/url] to engage with Congress, but no explanation was offered at the time</p>
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