[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 37 (Monday, February 27, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S494]
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                         CHIPS and Science Act

  Madam President, finally, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo--a great 
leader, in my opinion--announced recently that, starting tomorrow, the 
Commerce Department will launch their first application for CHIPS 
funding, with a focus on chip fab manufacturing facilities.
  I will have more to say in the morning, but I just want to reaffirm 
that, 6 months after CHIPS and Science was passed into law, the 
benefits are clear and unmistakable: Over $200 billion in private 
investment has been announced across 16 States. That includes $100 
billion proposed by Micron to manufacture advanced memory chips in my 
home State of New York, an investment that will translate into tens of 
thousands of good, high-paying jobs and transform Upstate New York, 
once the manufacturing powerhouse of America. Of course, so many of 
those jobs went overseas, but CHIPS and Science, high-tech, gives us a 
great chance to revive that area. This story is being replicated not 
only in Upstate New York but in many parts of the country that 
similarly lost jobs over the last decades.
  I applaud Secretary Raimondo for rolling out the CHIPS funding--
standing up a brandnew, major program--so quickly and efficiently. As 
you know, the CHIPS and Science bill was a pet of mine, and we worked 
for 2\1/2\ years to get it done.
  I also applaud my colleagues from both sides who spent years pushing 
this bill over the finish line.
  This is about laying a crucial foundation to make the United States a 
global leader in chip production once again, which is critical to our 
national security and competitiveness, and starting tomorrow, 
applications will be open to begin to make these significant 
investments in U.S. industry and in U.S. workers.
  I suggest the absence of a quorum.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will call the roll.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
  Mr. CORNYN. Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the order 
for the quorum call be rescinded.
  The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so 
ordered.