It was a nasty, nasty place, but it's where they were running spies, right here out of Houston, Texas. It was shut down. You know, I'll tell you, following the problem with Laughlin Air Force Base, In 2020, I wrote a letter to then Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin calling on the Treasury Department to step in and put more protections in place. And I'll tell you, since then, the Department of Treasury has increased the protections against foreign adversaries, acquiring real estate for both Laughlin Air Force Base and Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. (09:35–09:46)
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Asserts that Ted Cruz requested increased protections against foreign real estate acquisitions near military bases.
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