Republicans in no rush to follow Trump's push to repeal CHIPS Act

Three aides to Senate Republicans made clear the party has neither the stomach nor the time to engage in Trump's call to repeal the bipartisan CHIPS Act.

WASHINGTON — In the closing weeks of last year’s presidential campaign, House Speaker Mike Johnson quickly walked back remarks he made while standing alongside a vulnerable Republican member in New York.

Johnson had pledged to repeal the CHIPS and Science Act if Donald Trump became president — a position he quickly realized was not popular in battleground districts and could hurt his members’ re-election bids. 

“The CHIPS Act is not on the agenda for repeal,” Johnson, R-La., said in a statement that soon followed his October comments.

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Fast-forward to Tuesday, and Trump, now president, made a request of Johnson on camera during a nationally televised speech before a joint session of Congress: Repeal the CHIPS Act.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/republicans-trump-push-repeal-chips-act-rcna194910

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