Republican-led legislation to empower the Department of Agriculture in decisions over national security threats is advancing through the House with heavy bipartisan support.
Former national security adviser Robert O'Brien discusses the U.S.' response to China's military buildup on 'Sunday Night In America.'protect U.S. agriculture land
"So, I'm very happy the bill passed out of the Financial Services Committee, not necessarily a haven for agricultural policy," he continued."I think we're on the way to addressing this issue in the House."Under Lucas' legislation, the secretary of the Department of Agriculture would be a full member of the Committee on Foreign Investment .
"The Chinese national government — or some people say the Chinese Communist Party — has been about acquiring all manner of assets, not just in the United States, but around the world, to control all sorts of resources," Lucas told Fox News Digital."I would argue that, in addition to the importance of national security — the guns and the bullets and the planes and the resources to defend ourselves — if we cannot feed ourselves, then we are lost.
In addition, a subsidiary of Chinese green energy firm Gotion High-Tech purchased 270 acres of land, including some zoned for agriculture use, in Green Charter Township, Michigan, in August. The land is slated to be used to build an electric vehicle battery component factory, but is located within 60 miles of military armories and within 100 miles from Camp Grayling, the largest U.S. National Guard training facility in the country.that Gotion's plans in Michigan are not covered transactions.
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