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Microchips and drug pricing - Roll Call

This episode of CQ Budget examines the challenges ahead for the passage of bills to bolster semiconductor manufacturing and lower drug prices.

Roll Call · Jul 22, 2022

Senators seek to clear procedural hurdles on unfinished business

Senate leaders are looking to clear legislation that would expand veterans health and disability benefits after passing a semiconductor manufacturing incentives and science package, but getting both bipartisan priorities done next week will require cooperation from all 100 senators.

Tribune News Service · Jul 22, 2022

Senators seek to clear procedural hurdles on unfinished business - Roll Call

Senate leaders are looking to clear legislation that would expand veterans benefits after passing a semiconductor and science package.

Roll Call · Jul 21, 2022

Expanded ‘chips-plus’ package advances in Senate

WASHINGTON — The Senate is moving forward with an even broader “chips-plus” bill containing hundreds of pages of science-related provisions that Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer agreed to add to a more narrow bill focused on semiconductor manufacturing grants and tax incentives.

Tribune News Service · Jul 20, 2022

Expanded 'chips-plus' package advances in Senate - Roll Call

The Senate is moving forward with a broad “chips-plus” bill containing science provisions that Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer agreed to add.

Roll Call · Jul 19, 2022

R&D tax deduction back in play on ‘chips-plus’ bill in Senate

WASHINGTON — Senators are considering restoring a more generous tax break for companies’ research and development spending as part of a slimmed-down economic competitiveness bill focused on boosting domestic semiconductor manufacturing.

Tribune News Service · Jul 19, 2022

Leading Welsh tech firm IQE files legal action against Israeli microchip firm over trade secrets

Tower Seminconductor has described the claims by IQE as baseless

Wales Online · Jul 19, 2022

U.S. Senate votes to move ahead on chip bill to compete with China

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted to move ahead with a slimmed-down version of legislation to provide billions of dollars in subsidies and tax credits for the semiconductor industry, hoping to ease a shortage that has disrupted production in industries from automobiles to electronics and high-tech weapons.

Reuters · Jul 19, 2022

Welsh tech firm IQE files legal action against Israeli chip firm for alleged misappropriation of trade secrets

Tower Seminconductor has described the claims by IQE as baseless

Birmingham Post · Jul 19, 2022

Republicans warm to $52B computer chip bill, adding momentum

Key Republicans are warming up to passing a bill that provides roughly $52 billion in incentives for the semiconductor industry

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2022