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US, states weigh farmland restrictions after Chinese balloon

Lindsay McDonald holds up a photo she took of an orb over central Montana that's believed to be a suspected Chinese spy balloon, Feb. 7, 2023. Lawmakers in at least 11 statehouses and Congress are weighing further restrictions on foreign ownership of U.S. farmland following the balloon's journey over an area with dozens of nuclear missile silos. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) Lindsay McDonald holds up a photo she took of an orb over central Montana that's believed to be a suspected Chinese spy balloon, Feb. 7, 2023. Lawmakers in at least 11 statehouses and Congress are weighing further restrictions on foreign ownership of U.S. farmland following the balloon's journey over an area with dozens of nuclear missile silos. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) Lindsay McDonald holds up a photo she took of an orb over central Montana that's believed to be a suspected Chinese spy balloon, Feb. 7, 2023. Lawmakers in at least 11 statehouses and Congress are weighing further restrictions on foreign ownership of U.S. farmland following the balloon's journey over an area with dozens of nuclear missile silos. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) A U.S. Air Force security vehicle is seen on a central Montana highway, Tuesday, Feb 7, 2023, near Harlowton, Mont. Lawmakers in at least 11 statehouses and Congress are weighing further restrictions on foreign ownership of U.S. farmland following the balloon's journey over an area with dozens of nuclear missile silos. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) Cattle rancher Michael Miller drives his truck on his family's land near the Musselshell River, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, near Harlowton, Mont. After a suspected Chinese spy balloon flew over the U.S. the week before, lawmakers in at least 11 statehouses and Congress are weighing further restrictions on foreign ownership of U.S. farmland. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) Cattle rancher Michael Miller poses for a photograph near central Montana's Musselshell River, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, near Harlowton, Mont. After a suspected Chinese spy balloon flew over the U.S. the week before, lawmakers in at least 11 statehouses and Congress are weighing further restrictions on foreign ownership of U.S. farmland. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) Lindsay McDonald holds up a photo she took of an orb over central Montana that's believed to be a suspected Chinese spy balloon, Feb. 7, 2023. Lawmakers in at least 11 statehouses and Congress are weighing further restrictions on foreign ownership of U.S. farmland following the balloon's journey over an area with dozens of nuclear missile silos. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown) A U.S. Air Force installation surrounded by farmland in central Montana is seen on Feb. 7, 2023, near Harlowton, Mont. Lawmakers in at least 11 statehouses and Congress are weighing further restrictions on foreign ownership of U.S. farmland. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)