Congressman Tom Cole on why he voted for the CHIPS Act

Although this is not a perfect bill and not the one I would have written, it is a step in the right direction toward keeping Communist China at bay and protecting our nation’s economic and security interests.  At a time when China is becoming increasingly aggressive and dangerously trying to command the world order, the CHIPS and Science Act importantly strengthens America’s global competitiveness by investing in our nation’s semiconductor industry and encouraging manufacturing of those critical pieces of technology domestically.  We must secure our industries from foreign adversaries, and that is exactly what this legislation achieves.

~ Congressman Tom Cole (R-Okla.), "These are the 24 House Republicans who broke with the party to support chips and science bill," The Hill, July 28, 2022