Sen. Tuberville to Newsmax: Applaud USDA Efforts to Keep US Land

The Department of Agriculture’s steps to prevent foreign adversaries such as China from owning U.S. land, especially near military bases, should be applauded, Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., told Newsmax on Tuesday.

Earlier in the day, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins unveiled a multiagency effort called the National Farm Security Action Plan to protect America’s farmland, food supply, and critical research from influence and control by our adversaries — including banning the purchase of farmland by Chinese nationals.

“In my state alone, 2.2 million acres have been bought up by the Chinese and other foreign countries,” Tuberville, a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, told “Rob Schmitt Tonight.”

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