WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Sen. Tom Cotton issued the following press release:

Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Senator Rick Scott (R-Florida) today sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi urging an investigation into surrogacy centers operated by foreign nationals. Recent reports indicate Chinese nationals systematically exploiting America's surrogacy and birthright citizenship laws through CCP affiliated surrogacy agencies operating in the United States.

In part, the Senators wrote:

"Recent reports have uncovered more than 107 Chinese-owned surrogacy agencies operating in Southern California alone. These agencies cater almost exclusively to wealthy Chinese clients, and some are affiliated with Chinese state-owned entities. Chinese n...