Biden to visit Michigan computer chip factory, push agenda

WASHINGTON (AP) — The midterm elections could also be over, however President Joe Biden is staying on the street to push his financial agenda.

He’s visiting Bay Metropolis, Michigan, on Tuesday to focus on a $300 million enlargement of a semiconductor manufacturing plant. The power, run by the South Korean firm SK Siltron, is predicted to quadruple its manufacturing within the coming years.

A White Home official, who insisted on anonymity to debate particulars earlier than Biden’s journey to Michigan, mentioned the Democratic president’s remarks would lengthen past semiconductor manufacturing, which has been a precedence of his administration. Biden additionally plans to emphasise falling gasoline costs and efforts to guard abortion entry.

Biden will seem with Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat who simply gained reelection in a carefully watched race. Whitmer’s double-digit margin of victory over Tudor Dixon, a Republican who had denied the 2020 election outcomes, has burnished her standing inside her get together.

The president returned Sunday from Nantucket, Massachusetts, the place he spent Thanksgiving along with his household. Later this week, he’ll host French President Emmanuel Macron for the primary state go to of his administration.

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