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Re:Senate Democrats Seek Suspension of TSMC Deal by mech422 on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @12:21AM (#23307381)
Dammit - the TSMC fab would have a been an awesome boost for Phoenix...

Just when you think you got a lil good news, some politician gotta screw it up

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Re:Senate Democrats Seek Suspension of TSMC Deal by pkaye on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @12:29AM (#23307430)
> In a May 19 letter addressed to U.S Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and Defense Secretary Mark Esper, the senators requested the two Trump administration cabinet members to “cease any such negotiations or discussions” until the relevant authorization and appropriations committees have been briefed on plans, including any commitments the two departments have made to funding, tax breaks, licenses, or other incentives.

Do such deals normally require the approval of Congress?

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Re:Senate Democrats Seek Suspension of TSMC Deal by InTheArena on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @01:24AM (#23307697)
No.

And despite the language here, they don’t really have a way of stopping this from happening.

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Re:Senate Democrats Seek Suspension of TSMC Deal by mech422 on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @01:01PM (#23313565)
>Do such deals normally require the approval of Congress?

Not that I'm aware of...

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