https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/autos/2022/01/26/gm-ford-ceos-push-ev-credits-and-chip-funding-white-house/9229008002/ GM, Ford CEOs push EV credits and chip funding at White House Jan 26th 2022 ... passing $52 billion in funding for domestic semiconductor chip manufacturing "really is a national imperative." ... "Without having the ability to have that supply chain in this country is going to hurt our ability to lead in electric vehicles and autonomous vehicles. And these are key technologies for the future." ... The chips funding is not a part of Biden's social safety net and climate package, but is a bipartisan priority ... Automakers worldwide have lost hundreds of billions in lost revenue and prices for new and used cars have skyrocketed in response to the global chip shortage ...