The farm bill should be bipartisan.

We must protect our national security interests. This is a national security issue of soaring magnitude to this nation.

I am pleased to rise in support of my bill, H.R. 1836, my bill with Mr. Garamendi, who has been a partner in this work for years. This bill builds upon our work from last Congress to improve our maritime supply chain. There are three main…

We are not talking about toys. We are talking about the chemicals it takes for our food supply.

I'm happy to report that we've banned them--and strengthened reporting requirements to identify and stop illegal purchases in the future.

Recent media reports show that the largest Chinese holder of American ag land is shipping food and medical supplies to China to be stockpiled by the Chinese military.

the Federal Government follows in place. I would use TikTok as an example.

I believe that there are countries that own land that are friendly to the United States.

Let me be clear. China is buying up our entire food supply chain.

There is no reason we should allow them to come into our country and buy our land and especially not close to our military installations.

The farm bill should be designed to help farmers and not environmental extremists.

They are buying up our entire food supply chain, and when America can't feed itself and we rely on members of another country to feed us, it becomes a national security issue.

The Chinese Communist Party is not our friend, they are not our partner, and they are not our ally. They are our enemy, and they are a rapidly expanding national security threat that can't be ignored.

If you don't address the increase in reference prices and don't bring them up to where they should be, there is no safety net.

I implore you to do your jobs and get it done.

They are not an economic competitor anymore. They are an adversary, and we have to acknowledge that.

When we talk about food policy, please talk about it from a national security standpoint.

Today, the focus of this Committee is the danger that China poses to American agriculture.