GOP Senator Sounds Alarm on Chinese Purchases of US Farmland

U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) says Democrats shot down her attempt to stop the Chinese from gobbling up more U.S. farmland, especially at strategic sites.
In a Feb. 15 tweet that drew more than 1.6 million views, Blackburn wrote: “China should not be allowed to purchase farmland next to military installations. I introduced legislation banning just that. Can you guess who voted against it? All my Democrat colleagues.”
Blackburn’s frustration with the political divide came shortly after some of her Republican colleagues announced they were moving forward with similar proposed bans and were attempting to line up support from Democrats….}

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