Ohio Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur warmly greeted President Biden in Ohio in June, then released an ad distancing herself from the White House last month and has not said whether she will join the president and Senate candidate Tim Ryan. D- Ohio, for Intel’s pioneering semiconductor manufacturing facility. Biden will be in Licking County, Ohio, on Friday for a groundbreaking ceremony for the plant, which Ryan hailed as “a huge opportunity” for Ohio on CNN on Sunday. Ryan’s office confirmed the congressman’s attendance at the ceremony, telling Fox News Digital that he “will be in attendance to spearhead Intel, the most transformative economic development project in Ohio history supported by the passage of the CHIPS Act.” Ryan voted to pass the legislation in July after “repeatedly pushing for the swift passage of the CHIPS Act” through several letter-writing campaigns to congressional leadership and speaking out on the House floor, according to a statement released to the public from his office. However, it is not yet confirmed whether Kaptur will be present at the Ohio event. Fox News Digital reached out multiple times to Kaptur’s office, which has repeatedly declined to give a yes or no answer. Kaptur previously joined Biden on the campaign trail in Ohio early last month, during which the congresswoman praised the president for his efforts to protect state pensions through an initiative in the American Rescue Plan. TIM RYAN CHARGED FOR VIOLATING SOCIETY’S ETHICS RULE DURING OHIO SENATE CAMPAIGN The Ohio Democrat welcomed the president to the tarmac after Air Force One arrived, during which the president kissed the Rep.’s hand. Kaptur was joined by Ohio Democrats including Rep. Shontel Brown and Sen. Sherrod Brown. But Kaptur changed its tune, releasing an ad in August criticizing the administration and asserting that it “doesn’t work for Joe Biden.” US President Joe Biden welcomes US Representatives Shontel Brown and Marcy Kaptur and US Senator Sherrod Brown (SAUL LOEB/AFP) “Joe Biden Lets Ohio Solar PV Manufacturers Get Undercut by China, But Marcy Kaptur Fights Back,” the ad said. The ad also said the Democratic congresswoman was now working with Republican Rob Portman to “protect” Ohio jobs. Kaptur’s seat in Ohio’s 9th Congressional District — which includes the city of Toledo and the northwest corner of the state — has been rated down in the Fox News Power Rankings and is considered one of the most competitive House races in the midterms. 2022 elections. DEMOCRATIC EDUCATION. MARCY KAPTUR TUTT ‘FIGHTS BACK’ AGAINST BIDEN WEEKS AFTER HUGGING HIM ON THE CAMPAIGN The House of Representatives approved the CHIPS Act of 2022 in late July, following a 243-187 vote and a last-minute effort by House Republicans to block the legislation. It was later signed by Biden on August 9 with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Vice President Kamala Harris at his side. President Joe Biden, SparkCharge CEO Joshua Aviv and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) The bill, eventually named the CHIPS and Science Act, aims to improve competition with China by funneling money to domestic manufacturing, research and development, and science and technology businesses. The legislation also seeks to strengthen US supply chains and national security. Intel announced in January a $20 billion investment to build a semiconductor factory in central Ohio, creating at least 10,000 new jobs as a result. The CHIPS Act will support the initial investment of the initiative. REP. TIM RYAN WANTS TO GIVE AMERICANS $2,000 A MONTH: ‘THE ONLY THING IT WOULD COST MORE IS TO DO NOTHING’ Ryan recently said Biden’s $300 billion student loan proposal “sends the wrong message,” criticizing the recent legislation in a statement to Fox News Digital. “As someone who pays off my family’s student loans, I know the cost of higher education is very high,” Ryan said in the statement. “And while there’s no question that a college education should be about opening up opportunities, giving up debt for those already on a path to financial security sends the wrong message to the millions of Ohioans without a degree who are working just as hard to make ends meet.” make it through”. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Ryan, who currently represents Ohio’s 13th District, won Ohio’s Democratic primary with 69.7 percent of the vote in May and will face Trump-backed GOP candidate JD Vance. Vance currently leads by 3 points, according to a new Emerson College poll.
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