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Biden urges (from 10)

“If you travel 20 miles east of Columbus,
Ohio, you’ll find a thousand empty acres of
land,” the president said.

America’s future
“It won’t look like much. But if you stop
and look closely, you’ll see a ‘Field of
Dreams,’” the ground on which America’s
future will be built,” Biden added. Architect’s rendering of Intel’s proposed Ohio megasite. (Intel)
“So let’s not wait any longer. Send it to
“That’s where Intel, the American compa- my desk, and I’ll sign it.
ny that helped build Silicon Valley, is going
to build a $20 billion semicondctor mega- “Folks, Intel is not alone. There’s some-
site, with up to eight state-of-the-art fac- thing happening in America. Just look
tories in one place.” around, and you’ll see an amazing story
— the rebirth of pride that comes from
That will mean, Biden noted, “up to stamping products Made in America.”
10,000 new jobs, and in those factories,
the average job will be $135,000 a year. The proposed Ohio megasite, Biden added,
will mean the end of the midwest as the
“Intel will produce,” added ‘Rust Belt.’”—Ron Iscoff
Biden, “some of the most so-
phisticated manufacturing in
the world to make computer
chips the size of a fingertip
that power the world and
everyday lives, from smart-
phones technology — the In-
ternet and technology that’s
yet to be invented.”’

Gelsinger is here
Biden added, “Intel’s Pat Gel-
singer, who is here tonight —
Pat stand up — came to see
me and said they’re ready
to increase their investment
from $20 billion to $100 bil-
lion.”

“That would be the largest
investment in manufacturing
in American history. And all
they’re waiting for is for you
to pass this bill,” he said.