evidence: In 2011, Schmitt was one of the main proponents of Aerotropolis, more colloquially known as "China Hub," a global cargo hub at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport which he believed would increase exports and foreign trade. [...] Unlike "China Hub" another bill garnering Schmitt’s support in 2013 did pass and effects Missouri to the present day. [...] Whether, or to what degree, Missouri agricultural land should be foreign owned is an important policy choice for the people of Missouri, a decision that should be made through their elected representatives and only after the specific proposal has been sufficiently vetted and openly considered.