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Public commenter urges U.S. semiconductor production, cites jobs and national security
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Summary
A public commenter told the meeting that semiconductor manufacturing is essential to national security, creates high-paying jobs for workers with technical training and supports local economies through a jobs multiplier.
A public commenter urged meeting attendees to support semiconductor manufacturing in the United States, saying the technology is vital to national security and local economies. "This is about the national security of our country. It's very important that this technology is made in The United States," the commenter said.
The commenter said semiconductors "power everything we rely on in our daily lives," from cars to household appliances, and described a multidecade shift of production outside the United States. "The last 40 years or so, there's been this outward investment of reducing these chips in all these different countries, and unfortunately, not in America," the commenter said.
Why it matters: the commenter linked domestic semiconductor production to both economic and defense goals, saying the federal government has prioritized onshoring chip manufacturing for "economic security" and "national defense." They highlighted workforce and local‑economy effects, saying the facilities employ "thousands of workers" across roles from engineers to people with two‑year technical degrees and that "for every 1 semiconductor job that's created, it supports 5.7 jobs in the local community."
The commenter also tied semiconductor manufacturing to advances in artificial intelligence, calling the plants "the largest mega projects that the country has seen" and saying they are already producing product in some states. "It's happening now, and it's happening in a big way," the commenter said.
The remarks were delivered as a statement during the meeting; no formal motion or vote related to semiconductor policy or incentives was recorded during the portion of the transcript provided. The transcript did not specify which jurisdiction the commenter was addressing, any proposed local incentives, or specific companies and state locations beyond the general statement that production has begun in "some of the states."
