More proof Democrats don’t care about national security…
Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs is getting blasted by conservatives for vetoing a bill that would limit Chinese land ownership near U.S. military bases.
Arizona Senate Majority Leader Janae Shamp didn’t mince words, slamming Hobbs’ veto of a national security bill as “utterly insane.” She accused Hobbs of playing politics instead of protecting Arizonans, calling her “an obstructionist against safeguarding our citizens from threats.”
But Hobbs fired back, defending her decision to strike down S.B. 1109. She argued the bill was more show than substance—“ineffective at counter-espionage” and failing to “directly protect” military assets in the state.
Chinese investment in land near U.S. military bases has raised red flags among national security hawks. In pushing for the now-vetoed bill, Shamp pointed to recent attempts by Chinese entities to lease property near Arizona’s Luke Air Force Base, a key site for training American fighter pilots.
“Governor Hobbs’s veto of SB 1109 hangs an ‘Open for the CCP’ sign on Arizona’s front door, allowing Communist China to buy up American land near critical assets like Luke Air Force Base, Palo Verde nuclear power plant, and Taiwan Semiconductor’s growing fabrication footprint,” said Michael Lucci, the CEO and founder of State Armor Action, a conservative group with a mission to develop and enact state-level solutions to global security threats.
“Allowing Communist China to buy up land near our critical assets is a national security risk, plain and simple, and Governor Hobbs is substantively and completely wrong when she says that SB 1109 ‘is ineffective at counter-espionage and does not directly protect our military assets,’” Lucci added.
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