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Elissa Slotkin: “I was the one who wrote the legislation that said we should…”

Featuring: Elissa Slotkin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Michigan

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Debate Night in Michigan: US Senate candidates discuss the issues

Published | Video Starts at 37:06

The old Mike Rogers from 2014 wouldn't be messing around when it comes to national security, but the Mike Rogers of 2024 seems happy to do it. I'm sad about that. But here's the thing. I was the one who wrote the legislation that said we should be able to ban the Chinese from buying our farmland, ban the Chinese from buying our manufacturing facilities. It's bipartisan legislation. I'd love to have his support from it. You shouldn't have these companies buying our manufacturing sites or our farmland without a full national security vetting. (37:06–37:17)

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Asserts that she wrote legislation to ban Chinese entities from buying U.S. farmland and manufacturing facilities.

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