OUSTON — This morning, The Texan published an article highlighting the passage of the Kelly-Cruz Amendment to the Building Chips in America Act, which is now being sent to the President’s desk to be signed into law.
The article states the following.
“The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill on Monday aimed at streamlining permitting laws to facilitate the domestic construction of semiconductor factories…
“Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mark Kelly (D-AZ) submitted the amended text of their Senate bill in December 2023…
“Cruz and Kelly celebrated the amendment’s passage in a joint statement after the House passed it this week.
“’My number one priority in the Senate is delivering jobs for Texans. When soon signed into law, the Kelly-Cruz legislation will mean tens of thousands of good-paying jobs and hundreds of billions in new investments for the Lone Star State,’ wrote Cruz.
“’I’m proud to have led this effort with Senator Mark Kelly to streamline environmental permitting for semiconductor factories, a crucial step in onshoring jobs and making our country less dependent on China for semiconductors critical to national defense.’
“’My number one priority in the Senate is delivering jobs for Texans. When soon signed into law, the Kelly-Cruz legislation will mean tens of thousands of good-paying jobs and hundreds of billions in new investments for the Lone Star State,’ wrote Cruz.
“’I’m proud to have led this effort with Senator Mark Kelly to streamline environmental permitting for semiconductor factories, a crucial step in onshoring jobs and making our country less dependent on China for semiconductors critical to national defense.’
“Following this week’s passage of the Building Chips in America Act, Samsung celebrated by saying that the bill is ‘ensuring U.S. innovation continues to surge!’”