USCM Championed Legislation to Strengthen American Manufacturing and Competitiveness
Washington, D.C.— Today is the second anniversary of President Biden signing into law the bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, which will support 115,000 U.S. jobs in towns and cities and spur more than $300 billion in public and private investments across 15 states. The bill was championed by America’s mayors, with the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) sending a letter to congressional leadership urging its passage. To commemorate the law, Columbus (OH) Mayor Andrew Ginther, the president of the Conference, issued the following statement:
“This law has been a game changer already, promising jobs and opportunities to many of America’s residents. We applaud President Biden and the members of both parties who made this a reality for America and its cities. Semiconductor computer chips power the modern economy, and thanks to this historic legislative achievement, they’ll increasingly power the economies of our cities here at home. In central Ohio, we know the impact of advanced manufacturing, as Intel prepares to open its historic chip plant in our region. Other cities are next, no doubt, guided and informed by the expertise of the Conference’s new CHIPS Implementation Task Force and its Chair, Boise (ID) Mayor Lauren McLean. Her leadership has been laudatory, helping mayors collaborate to sustainably scale high-tech industry in their towns.
“When we work together, in a bipartisan way, we can make new things possible and big things happen for people. The success of this bipartisan legislation, which the Conference and its many mayors relentlessly championed together, is proof. And working together, we’ll ensure its implementation is effective, coordinated, sustainable and lasting.”