Kansas state Reps. Gary White, left, R-Ashland, confers with Rep. Shannon Francis, R-Liberal, confer as the House votes on legislation, Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at the Statehouse in Topeka, Kan. The two lawmakers support a measure approved by the House to limit ownership of land by people and companies from China and other U.S. adversaries. Kansas state Rep. K.C.
The Republican-controlled Kansas House approved three bills addressing activities by individuals and companies from “countries of concern” — China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Venezuela — and groups designated as terrorist organizations by the U.S. government. Eighty of the House’s 85 Republicans voted “yes” on all three bills, while 36 of the 40 Democrats voted “no.”
But the bills’ supporters rejected allegations that the measures were xenophobic or racist. Hoeheisel said they are justified by the nations’ human rights abuses. For example, in explaining his “yes” vote on the investments measure, he described Iran as a place “where women are subjected to stoning merely for being seen in public with a male who’s not a relative.”
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