House Speaker Mike Johnson took back a statement he made during a rally in Syracuse, New York, on Friday, suggesting that the CHIPS and Science Act could be repealed if the GOP wins full control of Washington.
Johnson said that he expects Republicans “probably will” reform the CHIPS Act, which was signed into law by President Joe Biden in August 2022. According to a report from CNY Central. He added, “But we haven’t developed that part of the agenda yet.”
“What we oppose to in that bill is that it had too much crammed into it. When you take the green new deal out of the equation you will save trillions of dollars in the long run,” Johnson said.
But later in the day Friday he issued a statement saying that “the CHIPS Act is not on the agenda for repeal.”
“To the contrary, there could be legislation to further streamline and improve the primary purpose of the bill—to eliminate its costly regulation and Green New Deal requirements.”
Republican Representative Brandon Williams, who spoke alongside Johnson at the rally, said in a statement shared with CNY Central that the speaker “apologized profusely” for misspeaking at the rally while speaking “privately” after the event.
“He clarified his comments on the spot, and I trust local media to play his full comments on supporting repatriation of chips manufacturing to America,” Williams added.
This is a developing story and will be updated when more information becomes available.
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