The Senate voted overwhelmingly to include an amendment to prevent future purchases of American agricultural land by foreign adversaries to the must-pass annual national defense bill on Tuesday.
The vote passed with bipartisan support 91-7. The only senators to vote against the measure were Mazie Hirono , Alex Padilla , Rand Paul , Peter Welch , Elizabeth Warren , Mike Lee and Chris Murphy .The amendment was offered by Sens. Jon Tester and Mike Rounds in an effort to prevent countries like China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran from purchasing American farmland. The Senators said there were concerns after reports of China posing an even greater national security risk by acquiring U.S.
“As a third-generation farmer, I know that food security is national security,” Tester said. “Allowing our foreign adversaries like China to invest in American ag land and agribusinesses threatens American businesses and puts our food security and national security at risk.” “America is not for sale. There is no ignoring that China is in our own backyard and buying up land near our critical military installations,” Ernst said in a statement on Tuesday. “I have worked to close the loopholes that have allowed the Chinese Communist Party to encroach on our farmland, and today I am proud to see those efforts are helping to strengthen our national security and combat our foreign adversaries. As Iowa farmers know, food security is national security.
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