“The Senate yesterday voted 64 to 32 to advance a $280 billion package of subsidies and research funding to boost U.S. competitiveness in semiconductors and advanced technology,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“The vote required 60 votes to advance in the evenly divided Senate. Seventeen Republicans joined with all but one member of the Democratic caucus present to move the bill forward.”
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