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Congressional Republicans "Don’t See A Huge Appetite" For Trump's Push To Repeal The CHIPS Act


Three aides to Senate Republicans made clear the party has neither the stomach nor the time to engage in a repeal of the bipartisan legislation at this time.

WASHINGTON — In the closing weeks of last year’s presidential campaign, House Speaker Mike Johnson quickly walked back remarks he made while standing alongside a vulnerable Republican member in New York. Johnson had pledged to repeal the CHIPS and Science Act if Donald Trump became president — a position he quickly realized was not popular in battleground districts and could hurt his members’ re-election bids. Fast-forward to Tuesday, and Trump, now president, made a request of Johnson on camera during a nationally televised speech before a joint session of Congress: Repeal the CHIPS Act.

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