Congressman Flood Co-Leads Bipartisan Letter Pushing for Additional Foreign Ag Land Oversight

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Mike Flood recently co-led a bipartisan letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture with Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) urging the agency to conduct oversight of foreign acquisition of U.S. agricultural land. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-WI) and Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) also co-led the letter which was signed by more than two dozen members. 

“Our country’s land is inextricably linked to our national security, food supply, and energy resources,” said Rep. Flood. “At a time when foreign ownership of our country’s farmland is rightly coming under increased scrutiny, complete reporting will help ensure the American people have all the information they need to steward the future of our land and natural resources.”

“Food security is national security, and I am demanding answers for why USDA failed to do its job to protect U.S. agricultural land from our foreign adversaries,” Rep. Stefanik said. “Our nation is currently faced with the increasing threat of foreign adversaries like China undermining our agriculture industry, encroaching on our military bases, and threatening our food security. The USDA’s failure of due diligence is inexcusable. There must be accountability, so we do not cede any awareness or ownership of our food supply to foreign actors working against the United States.”

A copy of the letter can be found by clicking here.