GOP Senator Sounds Alarm on Chinese Purchases of US Farmland

Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) speaks at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Dec. 15, 2022, in a still from video released by NTD. NTD

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.”