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US elections: Harris calls chip workers in Michigan 'source of optimism'

Kamala Harris has emphasised how government funding for computer chip manufacturers could create factory jobs in the electoral battleground of Michigan, days after Donald Trump criticised the bipartisan 2022 law that provides the money and said he would rather just charge tariffs.

The Democratic vice president visited Saginaw County to tour a Hemlock Semiconductor factory. Last week, the Commerce Department said the company would receive up to USD 325 million in direct support to build a new factory making hyper-pure polysilicon, a building block for electronics and solar panels, among other technologies. The new facility would add 180 factory jobs in Michigan.


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