[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 6, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4201]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  SUPPORTING THE AMERICA COMPETES ACT

  (Ms. PELOSI asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. PELOSI. Mr. Speaker, for generations, America's innovations, from 
electricity to automobiles, robotics to plastics, have shaped the 
course of history.
  We prevailed because we were preeminent in our investments in 
science, research, and technology.
  But today, America's preeminence is being challenged. Other countries 
have followed our lead in research, science, and technology.
  As a result, more of the technology that we are relying on today is 
made abroad, driving up the cost at home, contributing to inflation, 
threatening our workers' financial security and their jobs, and eroding 
our Nation's competitiveness.
  That is why Chairwoman Eddie Bernice Johnson and the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology, along with 13 other committees of the 
House, crafted a data-driven, results-oriented package to help our 
Nation meet and win in the 21st century.
  I associate myself with the remarks of the gentlewoman from Michigan 
in support of the COMPETES Act. The House America COMPETES Act is 
precisely what is needed to ensure America's might in manufacturing and 
innovation while creating good-paying jobs and lowering costs for our 
Nation.
  Our bill helps bring manufacturing back to our shores, including $52 
billion for chips, which are crucial for making cars, cell phones, and 
more.
  Our bill will help reinvigorate America's industry, securing $45 
billion to strengthen our supply chain, reduce dependence on foreign 
nations, and lower costs.
  Our bill invests in research and education so that we diversify our 
STEM workforce with apprenticeships and the rest.
  And our bill will promote U.S. global leadership.
  In the spirit of patriotism and unity, the House will champion these 
priorities when we go to conference to craft a bold, bipartisan, 
bicameral package to send to the President's desk.
  I hope that we will have the opportunity to go to conference soon. We 
are waiting for the signal from the Senate.

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