Did Hobbs Benefit From the Chinese Land Veto?

New legislation aims to tell China 'no' on buying up American farmland

Lawmakers are taking aim at China with recently introduced legislation that would bring more oversight on foreign ownership of U.S. farmland. A group of bipartisan lawmakers introduced the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Improvements Act (AFIDA) this month. The move was first reported by Fox News Digital. The legislation seeks to implement recommendations published by the Government Accountability Office in January 2024, which found t…

ThePatriotLight - We Have to Ban Adversaries from Farmland, Access to Food Supply Chain

ThePatriotLight - On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox Business Network’s “The Bottom Line,” Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) reacted to the arrest of two Chinese nationals for allegedly attempting to smuggle a biological pathogen into the U.S. by saying that the food supply chain would be a good place to inject disease and this is why China and other adversaries need to be banned from owning farmland and having access to the food supply chain. Zinke said, “I…

Did Hobbs benefit from the Chinese land veto?

Peter Clark Many were shocked by the governor’s recent veto of SB1109. The bill aimed to place land ownership restrictions on the People’s Republic of China (PRC) as a measure to prevent espionage and protect critical state infrastructure.  Hobbs faced fierce backlash for downvoting the bill. AZ Senate leader Janae Shamp responded by calling Hobbs “a total disgrace.” Her veto seemed to defy “common sense” amid the recently foiled domestic agrote…

Financial News Network - New legislation aims to tell China 'no' on buying up American farmland

Bipartisan lawmakers introduce bill to increase oversight on foreign ownership of U.S. farmland, with China's 277,000 acres of holdings under scrutiny.Read More …