On the recordMay 4, 2022
microchips are in everything from household vacuums to the most advanced fighter jets. A resilient domestic microchip supply chain is important to our national security and to our economy, but we have two problems. We are facing a shortage of microchips, and we do not have the capacity to produce enough of them here in the United States. That is why we have worked together, Republicans and Democrats, to pass a plan in the Senate competitiveness bill that will boost American microchip manufacturing capacity, create thousands of jobs, and help lower costs for families. I ask my colleagues to support this motion to show the continued bipartisan momentum behind our plan so we can get this across the finish line. I am OK with a voice vote. Vote on Motion The PRESIDING OFFICER. Hearing no further debate on the motion, the question is on agreeing to the motion to instruct. The motion was agreed to.
