Prepares to pass the chips and science act, a bipartisan, bicameral bill that will wellequip our nation to meet and beat the challenges of the 21st century. With Monumental Investments in this legislation, we take key steps to strengthen our fa families and our nations Economic Future, unleash research and investment in every corner of america now and for generations to come. Let us salute the outstanding leadership of the house negotiators who tirelessly fought and secured many major victories for American Families and the American Economy in this package. Thank you, in particular, to two terrific champions, chairwoman Eddie Bernice johnson of the science, space, and technology committee, chairman Frank Pallone of the energy and commerce committee, as well as other chairs who were involved in this legislation. I want to also acknowledge the leadership of the Ranking Member, mr. Lucas. Mr. Lucas, it was a joy and inspiring to behold your very informative and impressive presentation in favor of this legislation at the rules committee yesterday. The fact that six half a dozen of the bills contained in this legislation are republican bills. I want to particularly join you in commending the staff on this and pay special tribute to jen wicker who has been remarkable in building bipartisanship in this legislation. My understanding, shes recovering at home. I send her best wishes and prayers for a speedy recovery. But deep gratitude for her bipartisanship in putting this legislation together, which you also so eloquently supported in the rules committee yesterday. For generations, americans have offered a beacon of excellence in science, inowe nation and eng innovation and engineering. Weve had ground changing discovers. Our industry has powered prosperity. Our technology has altered the course of history. And our workforce has been the envy of the world. Im so happy that in this legislation, there are 100,000 davisbacon jobs that will be created. But in recent years, many other nations have followed our blueprint, investing in r d and manufacturing and education. Their rise not only threatens americas status as the world leader in innovation but also the Economic Security of americas families. That is why, with the landmark legislation that well passed too, we will put america back on the path to preeminence so that we can compete and win in the 21st century. When i mention those 100,000 davisbacon jobs, that means the prevailing wage for our workers, i want to salute chairman bobby scott for his work on that regard. Our chips and science act, as its called, and im so happy because a week ago, mr. Lucas, i thought it was just going to be the chips act, but fortunately, with your help and in negotiations of our distinguished chair, Eddie Bernice johnson, were able to get it to be the chips and science act. Chips for now thats important. Make it in america. Keep us preeminent. The science is about our ongoing preeminence. And well talk some more about that. Again, because of the persistent, patriotic negotiations and the congress can take great pride in this result. I want to say about Eddie Bernice our chair, Eddie Bernice johnson, she has been a respected leader as chair now of the science, space, and technology committee, respected in the science and Research Community for her ongoing commitment, her knowledge, her vision, her values about keeping america number one. Thank you, Eddie Bernice. The package includes more than 50 billion to bolster americas manufacturing of semiconductors, seizing the pivotal opportunity to restore our status as world leader in chips. Make it in america, as mr. Hoyer would say. Doing so is an economic imperative creating, again, nearly 100,000 goodpaying union jobs and lowering costs for American Consumers while producing a crucial component of nearly every Major Technology we enjoy, including the cars we drive. 1,000 in a car. 2,000 in an electric car. And its also a National Security necessity. Reducing our dangerous dependence on foreign manufacturing, especially amid growing aggression from the Chinese Communist party. Crucially, the bill contains strong guardrails, ensuring these transformative negotiations goes straight into the American Economy. Not just stock buybacks or dividends or into facilities overseas. Mr. Speaker, just as importantly, this legislation will reinvigorate American Innovation nationwide with robust investments in research and technology. This bill takes a giant leap toward building a more diverse and inclusive stem workforce so that our nations brightest minds, wherever they are and whatever communities, ethnically, geographically, generationally, are solving problems with science and driving american entrepreneurship. This bill delivers jobcreating hubs in every corner across the country so that more communities can participate in research and development. And this bill empowers our nation to push the boundaries of science with investments that powers americas preeminence in both basic research and next generation technologies. In doing so, american dominance in the industries of the future for decades to come. Mr. Speaker, let me be clear. This legislation is a resounding victory for the American People. Indeed, the final package contains a number of key provisions from our america competes act on the democratic side, which were not included in the senate bill. It was House Democrats who secured ironclad guardrails on the chips investments so that the federal funding benefits American Workers and interests, not our competitors overseas. It was House Democrats who delivered historic funding to transform our Nations Research capacity, powering decades of discovery at the National Science foundation, department of energy, and National Institutes of standards. It was House Democrats who want smart, Strategic Investments in clean energy in industries of the future, supporting renewable energy, combating the climate crisis, and developing cutting edge technology. It was House Democrats who fought to bro broaden participan in the stem economies. While bringing we compete grants, thank you, mr. Kilmer, to persistently disdressed communities across the nation. I thank our distinguished chairwoman, Eddie Bernice johnson, for making so much of that possible. Thank you, madam chair. To add the process of crafting the chips and science act, the congress approached this work in a proud, bipartisan spirit. As was witnessed by mr. Lucas beautiful presentation to the rules committee yesterday. This legislation was assembled, then put in with negotiations from both sides of the aisle and both sides of the capitol. It was a product of the committees. In the senate the bill earned 14 republican senators votes for final passage. Here in the house, our america competes act was rooted in bipartisan bills with broad support in the congress and in the country, as i mentioned, six intact republican bills are part of this legislation. It is my hope that this vital legislation will pass today it will pass. It would be my hope that it would pass with a broad bipartisan vote that America Needs and america deserves. As we send the landmark legislation to President Bidens desk, we participate in a Great American tradition. In one of his final speeches, president john kennedy addressed the National Academy of sciences where he delivered a powerful case for science as our north star. His words have stood the test of have with stood the test of time. He said, i believe that the power of science and the responsibility of science have offered mankind a new opportunity. Not only for intellectual growth, but for moral discipline. Not only for the acquisition of knowledge, but for strengthening of our nerve and our will. He knew then and we know now science serves as our nerve and our will to boldly seize the opportunities and tackle the challenges of our time. With this legislation President Biden and the democratic congress, and i would hope in a bipartisan way, proudly charge ahead in this allamerican spirit, with science, science, science and science leading the way. People say to me, well, science or faith . I said, i believe that science is an answer to our prayers. With that, i urge a strong and bipartisan vote for the chips and science bill. I thank all who are involved in this, including mr. Lucas. And our distinguished chair and other chairs on both sides of the capitol and members on both sides of the aisle. With that, i yield back the balance of my time. And i urge an aye vote. Thank you. Ms. Johnson i reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from texas reserves. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Lucas mr. Speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from texas, the Ranking Member of ways and means,mr. Brady. Mr. Brady thank you, Ranking Member lucas. Thanks for your leadership. It is official, we are in a recession. Joe bidens economy is a cruel economy. Americans are finding this out more and more each day. This mornings economic report shows negative Economic Growth, infleations crushing our inflations crushing our families, our Small Businesses and our entire economy, and now democrats have confirmed that chips is a green light for higher taxes, corporate really fare and even worse inflation in the corporate welfare and even worse inflation in the future. Tax increases on companies that build and make in america. Theyre insisting on unleashing 80,000 new i. R. S. Agents on American Families, farmers and Small Businesses. Who in their right mind raises taxes as you are interest entering as you are entering a recession . Even now republican sponsors of the chips bill in the senate are urging a no vote. You know, good people can disagree on the contents of semiconductor issues here. My view is that the original bill misses the mark on National Security and provides tax subsidies that arent warranted. China is targeting 10 of our American Technologies and industries, including robotics, biotech, artificial intelligence, on and on. Its a mistake and a missed opportunity to subsidize one and help one, while ceding nine of our industries and technologies to china. I believe our approach should be to lift all of our industries up so they can compete and win against china. I also believe we have the strongest Semiconductor Industry on this planet. No one sells and ships more around the world than we do. We sell nearly half of all the chips. The sales of chips, we sell nearly half of it. Our productions been growing for 20 years. It is one of our biggest exports and we have reliable supply chains because almost half of our chips for america are made here in america. I think theres a smarter way to tackle this issue. I am, like others, stunned by the turnaround. I think the deceit amongst Senate Democrats on taxes and tying it unfortunately to this bill. With that, mr. Speaker, i yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from oklahoma reserves. The gentlewoman from texas is recognized. Ms. Johnson i yield two minutes to the gentleman from new jersey. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. Mr. Pallone thank you, mr. Speaker. I want to thank the gentlewoman from texas, the chairwoman, for all her work on this bill. I rise in support of h. R. 4346, the chips and science act, that will lower costs for consumers, create good paying american jobs, and end our dangerous dependence on foreign manufacturers of critical goods. Id like to focus on two key initiatives from the energy and commerce committee. The American People may not know it, but semiconductors are integral to their everyday experiences. They are microchips that are used in automobiles, consumer electronics, like washing machines. Over the past 30 years, americas share of Semiconductor Production has plummeted, jeopardizing our National Security and economic welfare. The covid19 pandemic laid bare the vulnerability of our Semiconductor Supply Chains. As a result automakers, medical supply companies and manufacturers of heavy machinery face severe disruptions which drove up prices. The chips and science act appropriates over 5dz 2 billion 52 billion to ensure more semiconductors are produced right here in the United States. Ending our reliance on other countries and lowering costs for consumers. But our competitiveness faces challenges elsewhere. Domestic vendors of Communications Network equipment have dwindled, while the proliferation of networks built using huawei, a Chinese Communist company, have grown. Just this week there were reports about how huawei strategically deployed their equipment in u. S. Networks to maximize their espionage capabilities. This legislation invests 1. 5 billion in the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund for the deployment and promotion of open radio access or open r. A. N. Networks. This deals with 5g technology. This investment will help bring more iovation to huaweis supply chains while also countering the spread of harmful Network Equipment like huawei here and around the world. So, mr. Speaker, this bill is a winwin for our global competitiveness, for our economy, and consumers. And i urge all my colleagues to support it today and i yield back. Ms. Johnson reserve. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman from texas reserves. The gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. Mr. Lucas mr. Speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentlelady from washington state, the Ranking Member, Cathy Mcmorris rodgers. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Mrs. Rodgers thank you, mr. Speaker. China is the biggest threat facing america today. The Chinese Communist party uses its centrally controlled economy to pick winners and losers through massive government subsidies. And handouts that benefit the ruling partys political allies. They do not adhere to free market principles or the high labor and Environmental Standards that we have here in america. This is not a model america should embrace. We succeed when we reward hard work, creative thinking, risk taking and innovation. And ensure that a companys success isnt contingent on the approval, direction or spending by the federal government. I support making chips in the United States, but we cannot lead a new era of innovation through massive government subsidies. We cannot beat china by trying to outspend them. The chips bill unlocks the democrats radical tax and spend spree and will make President Bidens inflation crisis worse. American competitiveness is suffering today as a result of harmful regulatory barriers and record Government Spending. This has resulted in unaffordable high prices on every family, supply chain issues, and as we learned today, the u. S. Is entering a recession. Meanwhile, democrats new reconciliation package spends hundreds of billions of dollars and raises taxes to achieve their grand socialist agenda for more control and more iflaition inflation. To win the future, we need a reliable regulatory and permitting environment that unleashes innovation, secures our supply chains, and ensures American Companies are creating jobs right here at home in the United States of america. Instead of more radical spending, lifting these barriers must be central if we want to secure American Leadership and beat china. I urge a no vote on h. R. 4346. I yield back. The speaker pro tempore the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. The gentlewoman from texas is recognized. Ms. Johnson mr. Speaker, i urge i yield three minutes to the gentlelady from california. The speaker pro tempore the gentlewoman is recognized. Mr. Speaker, i rise today in support of the bipartisan chips and science bill. Just over two years ago i joined congressman mccaul to introduce the chips for america act, to reassert American Leadership in the strategically important Semiconductor Industry. Ms. Matsui ill admit, when senators cornyn, warner, and congressman mccaul and i started this effort, a lot of members asked me, why are they so important . Well, i think its clear. This bill answers that