[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 126 (Thursday, July 28, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H7263]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       ARIZONA IS A GLOBAL LEADER IN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING

  (Mr. STANTON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STANTON. Madam Speaker, thanks to years of hard work, we have 
made Arizona a global leader in semiconductor manufacturing. It is one 
of our State's fastest-growing industries.
  We have supported innovative, local companies that produce base 
materials, we have trained a talented STEM workforce through our 
colleges and universities, and we have attracted billions of dollars in 
investment to build semiconductor fabs in the Valley of the Sun.
  These days microchips are in everything from consumer electronics and 
cars to technologies that support our national defense. Increasingly, 
those chips are made in Arizona. In the future, I want more of those 
chips to be manufactured in Arizona. That was why I was an early and 
vocal supporter of the CHIPS Act.
  It comes down to one word: jobs.
  This bill will help drive down costs for consumers and lower our 
reliance on foreign countries all while creating and supporting tens of 
thousands of high-paying jobs in my home State of Arizona.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``yes'' on this bill to 
recharge America's economy.

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