“We will ensure that any company that uses federal research and development funds to invest in new technologies must make their products in America,” Biden said in an applause, later adding: This is about economic security, folks. It’s about national security. It’s about a well-paid job that can support a family. “
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Administration officials are hoping the bill’s bipartisan support and a windfall of promised investment from big tech companies will turn out to be something they can appeal to voters ahead of the midterm elections. In the Senate, 17 Republicans voted in favor of the bill, and in the House, 24 Republicans supported the bill.
At one point, Mr. Biden said, quoting the news, accused the Chinese government of lobbying parliament against the law. “The Chinese Communist Party has been very active in lobbying against CHIPS and the Science Act, which I have been promoting in the U.S. Congress,” Biden said. “Unfortunately, some of my friends from other teams bought it.”
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (New York), chair of the Democratic campaign division of the House of Representatives, accompanied the president on the trip, along with New York Democrats Paul Tonko and Pat Ryan. Ryan) also accompanied him. Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul greeted Mr. Biden as he arrived in New York.
Mr. Biden’s visit was also intended to boost the fortunes of two Democrats facing stiff competition in next month’s election. Face a challenge from Michael Lawler.
Ryan, who won the special congressional election in August, is in stiff competition with Rep. Colin Schmidt of New Windsor for a seat in the swing district. The special election was seen as a potential test of the impact of his June Supreme Court ruling abolishing the U.S. constitutional right to abortion on midterm elections.
After leaving Poughkeepsie, Mr. Biden traveled to Red Bank, New Jersey, to attend a reception for the Democratic National Committee. Thursday night, he attended another reception for the Democratic Senate Election Committee.