Congressman Warns Against America’s ‘Enemies’ Taking Over Agriculture
A House Republican is warning about the danger of letting China increase its involvement in U.S. agriculture, just weeks after a Chinese company bought land 20 minutes from a U.S. Air Force base.
In an interview with South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-SD) warned about the dangers of letting “legitimate villains” like China have access to American agricultural companies and farmland.
“Food security is national security,” Johnson said during the interview. “When it comes to people who announce themselves as enemies of the United States, we should not be giving them power over us.”
Johnson said that it was important to “decouple” critical industries, like healthcare, energy, and agriculture, from countries like China who are seeking to displace America on the world’s stage. – READ MORE
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