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Political scientist LaShonda Brenson, who tracks diversity on Capitol Hill, said only 14 percent of high-ranking positions in House members’ offices were held by people of color in 2018. According to ''Roll Call'' magazine, Brenson said there are reasons to hope. "This year’s crop of new lawmakers, who are mostly Republicans, have so far filled 23 percent of their top staff positions with people of color."<ref>https://www.rollcall.com/2021/02/25/where-am-i-black-staffers-describe-capitol-hill/</ref>  

Political scientist LaShonda Brenson, who tracks diversity on Capitol Hill, said only 14 percent of high-ranking positions in House members’ offices were held by people of color in 2018. According to ''Roll Call'' magazine, Brenson said there are reasons to hope. "This year’s crop of new lawmakers, who are mostly Republicans, have so far filled 23 percent of their top staff positions with people of color."<ref>https://www.rollcall.com/2021/02/25/where-am-i-black-staffers-describe-capitol-hill/</ref>  

Democrats shot down a bill to prohibit U.S. corporations from using [[forced labor|slave labor]] in the [[Peoples Republic of China]].<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2021/06/18/217-house-democrats-torpedo-bill-prohibiting-corporate-cooperation-with-chinese-slave-labor/</ref>  Apple and [[Nike Inc]] increased their donations to Democrats by more than 400% to fight the Republican introduced Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act barring imports of products from Chinese slave labor.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/11/30/apple-nike-coca-cola-lobby-to-preserve-slavery-of-uighurs-by-communist-china/</ref>  Rep. [[Eric Swalwell]], who sits on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence with access to the nations top secrets, was reported as having a close relationship with Christine Fang, a Chinese spy.  Fang compromised several Democrat politicians, including Swalwell, for whom she fundraised.<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/china-suspected-spy-slept-with-mayors-yearslong-intelligence-campaign-axios-2020-12</ref>  Pelosi refused to remove Swalwell from the Intelligence Committee.<ref>https://dailyjournalonline.com/opinion/columnists/the-democrats-eric-swalwell-problem/article_d11d7172-35b0-5d7f-a4d5-466101da76b6.html</ref>   

Democrats shot down a bill to prohibit U.S. corporations from using [[forced labor|slave labor]] in the [[Peoples Republic of China]].<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2021/06/18/217-house-democrats-torpedo-bill-prohibiting-corporate-cooperation-with-chinese-slave-labor/</ref>  Apple and [[Nike Inc]] increased their donations to Democrats by more than 400% to fight the Republican introduced Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act barring imports of products from Chinese slave labor.<ref>https://thefederalist.com/2020/11/30/apple-nike-coca-cola-lobby-to-preserve-slavery-of-uighurs-by-communist-china/</ref>  Rep. [[Eric Swalwell]], who sits on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence with access to the nations top secrets, was reported as having a close relationship with Christine Fang, a Chinese spy.  Fang compromised several Democrat politicians, including Swalwell, for whom she fundraised.<ref>https://www.businessinsider.com/china-suspected-spy-slept-with-mayors-yearslong-intelligence-campaign-axios-2020-12</ref>  Democrat House Speaker Nancy Pelosi refused to remove Swalwell from the Intelligence Committee.<ref>https://dailyjournalonline.com/opinion/columnists/the-democrats-eric-swalwell-problem/article_d11d7172-35b0-5d7f-a4d5-466101da76b6.html</ref>   

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the largest lobbying group in the United States, said that the socialist Democrat Party 2022 budget reconciliation bill “poses an existential threat to US economy”.<ref>https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/democrats-reconciliation-bill-threaten-us-economy-chamber-of-commerce</ref>

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the largest lobbying group in the United States, said that the socialist Democrat Party 2022 budget reconciliation bill “poses an existential threat to US economy”.<ref>https://www.foxbusiness.com/politics/democrats-reconciliation-bill-threaten-us-economy-chamber-of-commerce</ref>