Washington, D.C. - House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 9456, the Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act, of which Chairman Arrington is an original cosponsor to defend American farmland against foreign ownership and bolster national security:

"Food security is national security. We must prevent the Chinese Communist Party from being able to intervene in our nation's food supply and then weaponize it against us.

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