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On the recordMarch 19, 2024
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.
Said by
Kristi Noem
Republican · South Dakota
Source
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Editor's note · Context

Noem warns about China's control over U.S. food supply as a national security concern.

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