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Ted Cruz: “I've introduced legislation called the Protecting Military…”

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… CFIUS found that it didn't have jurisdiction because the land was 12 miles out from the base and the base sensitivity was too low to provide jurisdiction 12 miles out. I've introduced legislation called the Protecting Military Installation and Ranges Act that would expand CFIUS jurisdiction for real estate investments by foreign persons out to 100 miles from any military installation. And by the way, America is a pretty big country. 100 miles does not seem that extreme. No. When you're dealing with national security, I. Think this is a common sense provision. (15:18–15:34)

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Asserts introduction of legislation to expand CFIUS jurisdiction to 100 miles from military installations.

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