WASHINGTON, D.C. – In case you missed it, Senator Rick Scott wrote an op-ed on the growing influence of China in Latin America and the danger it poses to American families.

In the op-ed, Senator Rick Scott wrote, “We know that China is a bad actor. China is not our friend. China sees the United States as its global adversary and is taking the steps necessary to ‘win’ the great power conflict of the 21^st Century.

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China continues to prop up the Maduro regime, along with Cuba, Russia and Iran. Why? It’s pretty simple. Venezuela, before the tyranny of Hugo Chavez and Maduro, was an economic hub with huge reserves of oil and other natural resources. It can become that again and China wants in on the ground floor.

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I think President Donald Trump is doing the right thing by standing up to China now. But there’s another step that we can all take to stem the tide of China’s growing influence in Latin America and around the world – support American businesses.

American taxpayers are funding China’s aggression every day. Every time we buy a product ‘made in China’ we are putting another dollar into the pocket of the people stealing our technology, denying their people basic human rights and supporting genocide in Venezuela. It’s time to take a stand.

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I’m committed to supporting American businesses over Chinese products. I hope you’ll join me.”

Read the full op-ed in CNBC HERE.

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