Republican Governors Push for Federal Response to CCP Land Acquisition

A group of 17 GOP governors has written to the Biden administration and Congressional leaders, urging them to take action to prevent the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) from buying U.S. land. In a letter dated Dec. 4, led by Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the Republican governors called on President Joe Biden, Secretary Janet Yellen, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to address the CCP threat. “Numerous governors and state legislatures have taken action to protect our citizens from the imminent national security threat of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP),” the governors said. “But national security demands a national response from national leaders. The responsibility is now with you—follow the lead of our States and prevent CCP amassing of American lands.”...