Mike Pence: “I thank the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Bucshon), the chairman and my esteemed friend, for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, I…”

“I thank the gentleman from Indiana (Mr. Bucshon), the chairman and my esteemed friend, for yielding time. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to join me in supporting H.R. 752, the Securing Semiconductor Supply Chains Act, which I co-led with Congresswoman Eshoo, who I thank for her leadership. This bipartisan bill seeks to uncover barriers to expanding foreign direct investment into domestic manufacturing for semiconductor chips. Over the past few years, Hoosiers in southern Indiana felt the ripples in our economy caused by the shortages of semiconductor chips. Auto manufacturers like Honda in Greensburg and Cummins engine company in Columbus, Indiana, told me firsthand the potential impacts on day- to-day operations because of this shortage. We learned the hard way that our economy cannot rely solely on adversarial nations like China to secure chips for our economy. My greatest priority in Congress has been fighting for policies that have the opportunity to create good-paying jobs for our Hoosiers and for all Americans, and I urge support for this bill.”