During a visit to a semiconductor factory in central Michigan, Harris praised the manufacturing work happening there and stressed the importance of getting ahead of China.

“Look, we have to win the competition of the 21st century,” she said at Hemlock Semiconductor in Saginaw. “We’re not going to let China beat us in 21st century competition, and so it’s about doing the work that Corning is going to do to make these solar panels, as well as the work that you’re doing here.”

Harris cited the CHIPS Act and the Inflation Reduction Act as ways in which she attempted to strengthen American manufacturing power.

“I want to thank you all for what you are doing here, as a great example of the vision that we had – the President, I and the Congressman – that we are going to create meaningful public investment in America’s private industries across the CHIPS Act, through the Inflation Reduction Act, and we’re going to put billions of dollars into it, knowing that if we do that, as the old saying goes, if you build it, they will come,” he said. she declared. .

Harris took the opportunity to criticize Trump for “how he would get rid of the CHIPS Act.” Trump criticized the bipartisan law during Joe Rogan’s podcast last week.