WASHINGTON, D.C. – House Republican Leadership Chairwoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21) released the following statement after securing provisions of her Promoting Agriculture Safeguards and Security (PASS) Act in the government spending package to protect our national security and prohibit foreign adversaries from purchasing or controlling U.S. agricultural land and assets.
"New York farmers know that food security is national security. Unlike the Worst Governor in America Kathy Hochul, I have consistently voted to fund the government and secure provisions to prohibit malign foreign adversaries like Communist China from exploiting farmers and their land to spy on U.S. military installations and compromise our country's food supply. We cannot afford to surrender America's rich farmland to foreign actors committed to working against our security interests," said Stefanik.
STEFANIK POLICY WINS IN SPENDING PACKAGE INCLUDE:
- Inclusion of provisions from her PASS Act to protect our national security by prohibiting foreign adversaries from purchasing or controlling U.S. agricultural land and assets.
- Inclusion of $725,000,000 to support farmers, ranchers, and agricultural development.
- Inclusion of provisions from the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act, which Stefanik cosponsored, to protect veterans from losing their Second Amendment rights without due process.
- Inclusion of $3,280,841 in Community Project Funding for Port Henry Fire District #3 to provide technical support for the firefighters who serve there.
- Inclusion of $1,800,000 in Community Project Funding for Hopkinton Fire District to provide technical support for the firefighters who serve there.
- Inclusion of $1,000,000 in Community Project Funding for Adirondack Medical Center to expand its dialysis center and provide technical support for the medical personnel who serve there.
