[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 57 (Thursday, March 31, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4022]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                  PREPARING OUR COUNTRY FOR THE FUTURE

  (Ms. BROWN of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BROWN of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, today the House will take a historic 
step toward restoring American manufacturing leadership by voting to go 
to conference on the COMPETES Act.
  This bold bill makes much-needed investments in research, innovation, 
and manufacturing that will ensure America can outcompete any nation in 
the world now and for decades to come.
  The package will accelerate domestic production of semiconductor 
chips, the key component of everything from cars and computers to 
communications and clean energy systems. It will strengthen the supply 
chain to make more goods in America. It will create jobs and support 
new skill-building apprenticeship programs, and it will support strong 
labor and environmental standards.
  What's more, the bill and its provisions have received bipartisan 
support, both here in the House and over in the Senate. You heard that 
right, Congress is delivering investments that will prepare our country 
for the next generation of success.

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