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TV Ad Ties Save Our Bacon Act to China

8/19/2026

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  • The TV ad linked the Save Our Bacon Act to Chinese corporations, showing the Chinese flag and President Xi Jinping.
  • The ad called the measure a “giveaway to Chinese corporations” and asked, “Whose side is your senator on? America or China?”
  • Critics say the controversy centers on pig-housing provisions in the bill.
  • Opponents accuse the Republican-backed farm measure of favoring a Chinese-owned pork giant over American farmers.