[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 19, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3361-S3362]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                               CHIPS Act

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, in a few moments, the Senate will take 
the first procedural vote on the chips bill that will fight inflation, 
boost American manufacturing, ease our supply chains, and protect 
American security interests.
  This is one of the important votes that we will take this session, 
because advancing this bill is crucial for lowering costs, solving our 
Nation's chip shortage, and making sure America remains competitive in 
the 21st century.
  America will fall behind in so many areas if we don't pass this bill, 
and we could very well lose our ranking as the No. 1 economy and 
innovator in the world if we can't pass this.
  Lower costs, more jobs, a stronger economy--that is the recipe behind 
this bill, and it spells good news for the American people today and 
for decades to come.
  I want to thank both my Democratic and Republican colleagues for 
working together for more than a year on these policies. I want to 
thank Senator Cantwell, our very able, dedicated, and hard-working 
committee chair, as well as Senators Wicker and Cornyn and Warner and 
Kelly and Sinema, as well as our conference members, as well as the 
many individual Senators on both sides who contributed to this 
legislation. This has been bipartisan work in the Senate at its best--
something we have done on several pieces of legislation this year--and 
I hope we can do more and do it more often.
  Now, on the procedure, Members should know this vote will be a test 
vote, and a favorable outcome will allow the science portion of USICA 
to be included in this bill.
  Let me explain. This vote will be a motion to proceed on a House 
message, which we will use as a vehicle to pass our chips legislation. 
It only requires 50 votes to proceed, but if we can get enough votes to 
comfortably withstand a filibuster, I will amend this chips, ITC, and 
ORAN bill to include the science provisions that so many of my 
colleagues, led by Senators Cantwell and Wicker, have worked on so hard 
to secure.
  I want everyone to understand, a ``yes'' vote on this motion to 
proceed indicates Members will vote yes on cloture on a package that 
includes chips, ITC, ORAN, and the science provision.
  As you all know, I am a strong supporter of the science provisions. I 
was the original author, along with Senator Young, of many of these 
policies under the Endless Frontier Act.
  I urge my colleagues to vote yes on this vote, and I thank Senator 
Young for his 2-year partnership on this legislation. However, folks, 
if this vote doesn't produce enough votes to comfortably withstand a 
filibuster, we will move forward with the chips, ORAN, and ITC 
provisions here on the floor. It is my preference for the Senate to 
include the science provisions in this bill because they are so 
important for the future of our country.
  I am very optimistic we will see a strong bipartisan vote later 
today.

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