[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 127 (Friday, July 29, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E805]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022

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                               speech of

                         HON. DANIEL T. KILDEE

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 28, 2022

  Mr. KILDEE. Mr. Speaker, the CHIPS Act will help boost the United 
States' semiconductor manufacturing capacity. The legislation includes 
a 25 percent investment tax credit for businesses to invest in 
facilities for which the primary purpose is the manufacturing of 
semiconductors or semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Experts agree 
that a semiconductor is a substance, such as silicon, whose electrical 
conductivity is between that of a conductor and that of an insulator, 
or a semiconductor device. Semiconductors have become an essential 
aspect of modern life, and this legislation will increase the 
production of semiconductors here in the USA, including in my home 
state of Michigan. I support passage of this crucially important 
legislation which accelerates the production of U.S.-made 
semiconductors by providing support along the entire supply chain.

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