White House Criticizes Mitch McConnell For Threatening Semiconductor Bill

White House Criticizes Mitch McConnell For Threatening Semiconductor Bill
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks during a White House daily press briefing at the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington on June 15, 2022. Alex Wong/Getty Images
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The Biden administration has rebuked Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for threatening withdrawal of Republican support regarding a semiconductor bill if Democrats move ahead with their economic reconciliation bill.

“The Republican Senate leader is holding hostage a bipartisan package [semiconductor bill] to strengthen American competitiveness versus China, that would yield hundreds of thousands of manufacturing jobs in places like Southern Ohio, Idaho, and other states around the country. It would lower the cost of countless products, and end our reliance on imports,” a June 30 statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said.
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