Harris touts CHIPS Act while visiting a semiconductor factory

During a visit to a semiconductor factory in central Michigan, Harris praised the manufacturing work taking place there and noted the importance of outpacing China.

“Look, we have to win the competition for the 21st century,” she said at Hemlock Semiconductor in Saginaw. “We don’t want China to beat us in the competition for the 21st century, and that’s about us doing the work that Corning is going to do to produce these solar panels, along with the work that you’re doing. here.”

Harris cited the CHIPS Act and the Inflation Reduction Act as ways she has tried to increase America’s manufacturing power.

“I want to thank all of you for what you are doing here, as a great example of the vision that we had – the President, I and the Congressman – we are going to create a meaningful public investment in America’s private sector. industries through the CHIPS Act, through the Inflation Reduction Act, and we’re going to put billions of dollars into it, knowing that if we do, as that old saying goes, if you build it, they will come,” she said. .

Harris took the opportunity to criticize Trump for “how he would get rid of the CHIPS Act.” Trump criticized the bipartisan bill during Joe Rogan’s podcast last week.