Gov. After vetoing a bill on Monday that was intended to stop China from acquiring land close to military installations and other strategic assets, Katherine Hobbs (D-Ariz. ) is facing backlash.
Republican Senator Warren Petersen wrote a letter to Hobbs on Monday saying,” Now, I vetoed Senate Bill 1109. It is crucial to make improvements to the system protection systems. However, this policy does not immediately protect our military resources and is ineffective at preventing espionage. Moreover, it opens the door to arbitrary protection and lacks obvious execution.
S. B. 1109, the Democrat governor’s veto of the bill, would have prevented China from acquiring a 30 % stake in the Arizona property. According to Fox News, the mayor’s veto of the bill could still be overturned by the state legislature in Arizona.
Republican Arizona Senate Majority Leader Janae Shamp criticized Johnson for blocking the invoice with a “politically motivated reject,” which she claimed was “utterly stupid” in a statement obtained by the Arizona Daily Independent. Hobbs, according to Schump, “acted as an obstinate against protecting our citizens from threats.”
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Prior to this, Shamp recently warned that China had tried to lease properties close to Luke Air Force Base in Arizona.
State Armor Action CEO Michael Lucci even criticized the Democrat government, saying that” Governor Hobbs ‘ veto of SB 1109 hangs an’Open for the CCP’ mark on Arizona’s front entry, allowing Communist China to buy up American area close to crucial goods like Luke Air Force Base, Palo Verde nuclear power plant, and Taiwan Semiconductor’s growing construction footprint.”
Lucci argued that Hobbs ‘ suggestion that S. B. was” substantially and completely false” was” substantially and completely false. 1109’s ability to” counter-espionage” was ineffective, and it did not directly safeguard Arizona’s military goods. The CEO of State Armor Action stated that allowing China to buy property close to” critical property” in Arizona poses a “national safety risk.”
As of March 17, Committee of 100, a nonprofit organization of Chinese Americans, reported that 27 state were considering 84 costs imposing restrictions on overseas property ownership. According to the nonprofit organization’s website, 22 states have now approved laws that restrict international property rights, with 17 of those laws becoming legislation in 2024.
