Elissa Slotkin tweeted the following:
"5/ Ive met too many Michigan auto workers who have been laid off because their plant couldnt find enough 14-cent microchips to stay open. Right here in my district, GM has had hundreds of finished cars sitting on the lot because they are missing chips."Read on Twitter
Here are other recent tweets from Elissa Slotkin:
"6/ If we dont shift some of this chip manufacturing to the US, well have to accept that were beholden to foreign suppliers. These microchips are fundamental to nearly every part of our society, & if we in Congress fail to act, we will lose out on a generational opportunity."Read on Twitter"Read on Twitter
"4/ That could bring our share of the market up to 15%, which would ease supply shortages faced by industries like auto-manufacturing, create good paying jobs, and drive down prices for consumers."Read on Twitter
"2/ Other countries like China are pouring billions into building up their own microchip manufacturing capacity, making their chips about 40% cheaper to produce. If we want to compete, we need to make these investments."Read on Twitter
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