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Congress Must Pass a New Farm Bill in 2026

The Protecting America Initiative (PAI) has pointed out many times that food security is national security. Without proactive policies in place to secure America’s food supply chain, our country will always be vulnerable to foreign threats. That is why PAI is calling on both parties in Congress to act without delay to pass a new “Farm Bill” in Congress. 

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Protecting American Farmland from Foreign Adversaries 

On December 30, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced movement on a key plank of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Farm Security Action Plan, which was unveiled earlier last year as a multi-agency effort to protect American agriculture, a critical part of maintaining national security.

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America Needs Updated Tools To Win Against China

It has been almost two years since the U.S. passed updated agency budgets. The current spending plans used by the Departments of State and Defense were drafted in 2023. During that period of time, China’s centralized government has been able to make dramatic changes to its pursuit of world dominance. 

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Trump Administration Does the Right Thing for American Farm Security, But Congress Must Still Act 

As the Protecting America Initiative has argued before, when individual states impose a patchwork of laws that force agricultural suppliers to meet requirements that contradict federal standards, they undermine farmers and agricultural manufacturers, leaving them vulnerable to competitors from adversarial nations like China. The disruption caused by these extreme state laws undermine a robust domestic food supply and ultimately our national security. 

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Texas Voters Demand Action to Stop China’s Influence on American MedTech

Echoing concerns seen across the country, Texans are alarmed by the growing reliance on Chinese medical devices and medical technology. Polling from the Protecting America Initiative found likely general election voters in Texas believe the U.S. is overly reliant on Chinese-made medical devices and medical technology manufacturing, are chiefly concerned about patient data privacy, and support tougher government action to reduce that dependence.

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CCP-Linked Actors Still Threaten American Critical Infrastructure

On his recently concluded trip through Asia, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth met with counterparts in Japan, Malaysia, Vietnam, and South Korea about the mounting threat from China and to “ensure that China understands that we have a credible deterrent.” During the trip, while on his way to a meeting of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) defense ministers, the Secretary emphasized that China will remain a key focus of the upcoming National Defense Strategy. 2022’s National Defense Strategy had warned that China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) “is rapidly advancing and integrating its space, counterspace, cyber, electronic, and informational warfare capabilities to support its holistic approach to joint warfare.”  

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Protecting America Initiative Releases New Florida Poll Showing Broad Support for Lawmakers Who Address U.S. Dependence on Chinese Medical Devices

The Protecting America Initiative, a conservative nonprofit organization focused on safeguarding the nation from Communist China’s growing influence, released new polling today that found Floridians strongly support lawmakers who address the dependence the U.S. has on Chinese-made medical devices. These voters are overwhelmingly concerned about data privacy risks associated with U.S. hospitals using medical technologies from Chinese companies.

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The Case for American Critical Mineral Production

In today’s international order, America’s economic independence and national security are only as strong as our control over the materials that power them. From smartphones to fighter jets, the United States depends on an increasingly fragile global supply chain for the critical minerals that increasingly shape both our economic and political future. These materials are no longer just components of our economy. Rather, they are the backbone of our defense systems, energy infrastructure, and microchips that facilitate our domestic innovation. Today, however, the CCP controls the vast majority of its global production and processing.

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Here’s Why States and Congress Must Address the CCP 

The U.S. House Special Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Government (CCP) recently convened a roundtable of experts to address the means by which communist leaders in Beijing evade sanctions. The Special Select Committee found that the CCP has developed a sophisticated system for getting around punishments and U.S. mechanisms intended to keep sensitive material from the communist government. 

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New Poll from Fabrizio Ward Finds Broad Bipartisan Support for Trump’s Crackdown on Illegal Chinese Vapes and the Smoke Shops that Sell Them

WASHINGTON — A new survey from the Protecting America Initiative (PAI), an organization dedicated to combating the threat of Communist China, reveals that the Trump Administration's recent crackdown on illegal Chinese-made vapes and the smoke shops that sell them has broad bipartisan support and that such efforts will be a winning issue for Republicans in swing districts during the 2026 midterm elections. 

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Anti-CCP Group Releases New Ad Supporting President Trump in China Trade Deal Negotiations

“Trump Is Making China Pay”

The Protecting America Initiative (PAI), an organization dedicated to combating the threat of Communist China, today released a new ad highlighting how President Donald Trump is standing up to China. “Taking on China” supports President Trump in his China trade deal negotiations and he puts America First. 

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Protecting America Initiative Policy Report: Chinese Medical Devices Pose A Stark Threat To American Patients 

This week, the Protecting America Initiative launched an ad campaign highlighting the national security implications of relying upon medical supplies that are made by Chinese companies. From the potential for supply disruption to backdoors allowing for unfettered access to intimate medical data, U.S. reliance on Chinese medical devices places patients at risk of harm and exploitation. Here’s how. 

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Anti-CCP Group Announces Six-Figure Ad Buy Supporting President Trump’s Commitment to Keeping America’s Food Supply Made in the USA

 The Protecting America Initiative (PAI), an organization dedicated to combating the threat of Communist China, today announced a new ad spotlighting President Trump’s leadership to support domestic agriculture production and national food security through tough tariffs on China and key actions by the Department of Agriculture. The campaign emphasizes the importance of keeping the U.S. food supply chain strong, resilient, and rooted in American farms and workers. 

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