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On the recordApril 11, 2018
Right now, if foreign intelligence agencies want to buy land to help spy on our most sensitive national security installation, and there is no existing business on the site, CFIUS can't stop them.
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Derek Kilmer
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

He points out a critical flaw in CFIUS's ability to prevent foreign espionage.

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