President Biden on Tuesday lauded the $280 billion technology spending bill aimed at boosting domestic semiconductor manufacturing and spurring scientific research as proof that his administration can get legislation across the finish line.
The House gave final passage to the bill in a 243-187 vote last Thursday after the Senate passed the measure 64-33 earlier in the week in a key make-or-break legislative win for President Biden.
“The progress we’re making is proof that we’re the United States of America,” Mr. Biden said as he joined Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, for her signing of an executive directive that will implement the legislation in her state.