COLUMBUS, OH -- Ohio Lt. Governor Jon Husted released the following statement in response to the passage of the CHIPS for America Act in Congress:

“The passage of the CHIPS Act is important to our national and economic security. Computer chips are the most important manufactured product in the world because almost everything depends on chips to process or store information. For Ohio, this puts us one step closer to achieving the aspiration of becoming the ‘Silicon Heartland’ resulting in a brand-new industry and supply chain in our state, creating tens of thousands of high-paying careers.

I want to thank the congressional delegation for their support. Now that CHIPS is done, it’s time for all of us in Ohio to get to work delivering for America.”