President Joe Biden kicked off a three-week tour by top members of his administration to tout his legislative accomplishments with a trip to North Carolina on Tuesday.
The president’s remarks in Durham, which highlighted over $435 billion in total commitments for private sector manufacturing nationwide since he took office, took on a decidedly local flavor, highlighting the $5 billion commitment by his hosts at the semiconductor manufacturing company Wolfspeed for expanded North Carolina operations.
“It’s not just clean energy manufacturing: Next door in Pittsboro, the town will be getting $18 million to keep contaminants out of their drinking water,” Biden said. “Northeastern North Carolina, the Alligator River bridge connecting I-95 and the Outer Banks, will be replaced with a modern bridge so the folks heading to the beach don’t face the frustrating delays and detour.”
