Sen. Hawley: Chinese Ownership of Farmland or Any Land Is Basic Sovereignty Issue

Bannon news talk about ░░░░░░░░ finally people are taking ░░░░░░░░ Missouri s kind of ░░░░░░░░ the way here Eric ░░░░░░░░ was attorney general Josh ░░░░░░░░ in the Senate now ░░░░░░░░ Schmitt why is Missouri ░░░░░░░░ the way on taking ░░░░░░░░ the Chinese Communist Party ░░░░░░░░ it s pandemic the ░░░░░░░░ hand Why is it ░░░░░░░░ up to Missouri great ░░░░░░░░ don t get me ░░░░░░░░ we love Missouri but ░░░░░░░░ is Missouri leading the ░░░░░░░░ on this thing HAWLEY ░░░░░░░░ maybe because we are ░░░░░░░░ the most populous state ░░░░░░░░ the nation Steve you ░░░░░░░░ about it I mean ░░░░░░░░ are populists in the ░░░░░░░░ of Missouri We believe ░░░░░░░░ the people s rights ░░░░░░░░ what we don t ░░░░░░░░ is China coming in ░░░░░░░░ up our farmland You ░░░░░░░░ one of the reasons ░░░░░░░░ young farmers in my ░░░░░░░░ farming is our number ░░░░░░░░ industry ag number one ░░░░░░░░ We got a lot ░░░░░░░░ young farmers who can ░░░░░░░░ buy land Why can ░░░░░░░░ they buy land Because ░░░░░░░░ corporations and other shell ░░░░░░░░ are coming in buying ░░░░░░░░ all of the land ░░░░░░░░ solar panels on it ░░░░░░░░ it to stage their ░░░░░░░░ various attempts at espionage ░░░░░░░░ is ridiculous We ought ░░░░░░░░ ban it No ownership ░░░░░░░░ farmland by Chinese corporations ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ owning real estate either ░░░░░░░░ any kind Why should ░░░░░░░░ be buying up family ░░░░░░░░ and driving up the ░░░░░░░░ of those So you ░░░░░░░░ Missouri I mean people ░░░░░░░░ it I mean we ░░░░░░░░ it every day We ░░░░░░░░ a lot of farmland ░░░░░░░░ s really expensive young ░░░░░░░░ can t buy it ░░░░░░░░ farms are going out ░░░░░░░░ business and yet these ░░░░░░░░ farms owned by China ░░░░░░░░ proliferating everywhere We ve ░░░░░░░░ to put a stop ░░░░░░░░ that Bannon What do ░░░░░░░░ need to do Do ░░░░░░░░ need to get on ░░░░░░░░ too Do we need ░░░░░░░░ indecipherable need to contact ░░░░░░░░ senators about this aspect ░░░░░░░░ it HAWLEY Yeah absolutely ░░░░░░░░ need a law that ░░░░░░░░ out and out bans ░░░░░░░░ ownership of farmland in ░░░░░░░░ United States I think ░░░░░░░░ ought to again make ░░░░░░░░ even broader I think ░░░░░░░░ ought to be all ░░░░░░░░ estate single family homes ░░░░░░░░ should Chinese corporations be ░░░░░░░░ to buy up our ░░░░░░░░ buy up our homes ░░░░░░░░ it s time that ░░░░░░░░ Senate acted on this ░░░░░░░░ mean we need to ░░░░░░░░ this into law and ░░░░░░░░ we need the Justice ░░░░░░░░ to go out there ░░░░░░░░ enforce it strictly enforce ░░░░░░░░ with the full everything ░░░░░░░░ ve got you know ░░░░░░░░ everything behind it That ░░░░░░░░ what we need right ░░░░░░░░ because this is a ░░░░░░░░ threat and it s ░░░░░░░░ just a huge threat ░░░░░░░░ farmers it s a ░░░░░░░░ threat for every single ░░░░░░░░ The national security interests ░░░░░░░░ are just off the ░░░░░░░░ And it s a ░░░░░░░░ sovereignty issue You know ░░░░░░░░ we going to be ░░░░░░░░ sovereign nation If you ░░░░░░░░ t own your own ░░░░░░░░ you re not a ░░░░░░░░ nation If your own ░░░░░░░░ can t buy land ░░░░░░░░ their own country you ░░░░░░░░ not a sovereign nation ░░░░░░░░ s what we re ░░░░░░░░ against right now.”