Warner: CHIPS Act funding, 5G should pass separately from USICA

Lawmakers should push to quickly pass funding for the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors for America Act as well as 5G infrastructure by taking the provisions from the Senate-passed U.S. Innovation and Competition Act and adding them to infrastructure and reconciliation bills under consideration in Congress, Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) said on Monday. Amid a worsening chip shortage, the Biden administration for several months has been calling on Congress to pass CHIPS Act funding it argues is critical to...