Hinson Speaks in Support of the Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (IA-02) spoke on the House Floor in support of the bipartisan Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act. Hinson helped introduce this legislation alongside Congressman Dan Newhouse (WA-04).

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"M. Speaker, I rise in support of the Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act. I’d like to thank Representative Newhouse for his continued leadership on this issue, and I’m proud to have helped introduce this important bipartisan legislation to protect our food supply from foreign adversaries like Communist China. 

China continues to buy up American farmland at an alarming rate. They’re aiming to gain control over our food and fuel supply chains, stealing American intellectual property, and strategically purchasing land next to sensitive sites. 

China doesn’t even allow its citizens to own land – but we’ve allowed China to purchase nearly 350,000 acres of our ag land.

Our adversaries will stop at nothing to disrupt critical industries like agriculture, and this bill will help us block transactions that are a threat to our national security. 

By ensuring that the Secretary of Agriculture has a seat at the table at CFIUS, foreign transactions involving agricultural assets will receive proper oversight so we can prevent our adversaries from undermining our food supply and security.

In Iowa, our land is sacred. Iowa farmers feed and fuel the world. We cannot allow the CCP to continue buying up our most valuable resource. 

I urge my colleagues to support this bill."

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