Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey | Facebook
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey | Facebook
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey took to Twitter to push Congress to approve a bill designed to boost the production of semiconductors, saying the measure would level the playing field for semiconductor development.
According to CNBC, the federal legislation would provide $50 billion in subsidies to boost domestic computer chip manufacturing. The measure passed the Senate 64-34 on July 19.
"Now is the time for Congress to finalize bipartisan CHIPS legislation to level the playing field for semiconductor design, R&D, and manufacturing in the United States," Ducey said in one of a series of tweets July 20.
"This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to lay the groundwork to ensure that America maintains and grows our semiconductor leadership – a goal that has an out-sized benefit to our state given Arizona's rich history and future in the chip industry," Ducey continued in a Twitter post.
The bipartisan bill aims to give America more of an edge in semiconductor production amid supply chain problems and increased competition from Asian markets.
"This legislative effort – an initiative spanning Administrations & political parties – will secure America's future economic prosperity enabled by cutting-edge semiconductor tech, create thousands of high-skilled jobs, & advance American national security & military strength," Ducey said in a Tweet.
"These are not partisan issues. If we don't pass this, America loses and China wins. It's that simple," Ducey added in a post.
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