'It's absolutely critical.' Ex-Trump official backs Biden's computer chip push
Former Trump national security adviser H.R. McMaster is calling on Congress to swiftly fund investments in American computer chip manufacturing, a plan championed by the Biden administration to address global semiconductor shortages.
"It's absolutely critical," McMaster, a retired Army lieutenant general, told CNN in a phone interview. "If China has a lock on supply chains relating to economic prosperity or our security, that's a really bad thing."
McMaster participated in a bipartisan Commerce Department event Monday where national security officials urged lawmakers to pass the Bipartisan Innovation Act, which would invest $52 billion in domestic semiconductor production and advanced manufacturing. The event included former Trump officials Matthew Pottinger and Bonnie Glick and highlighted how members of both administrations have found agreement in the need to compete aggressively with China.
"Supply chains that have been biased in favor almost exclusively of efficiency and low-cost have to be shifted in favor of resilience," McMaster said in the interview.
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