SCHUMER CELEBRATES MICRON'S FIRST CONCRETE POUR AS ANOTHER MAJOR STEP FORWARD-AHEAD OF SCHEDULE-FOR THIS HISTORIC CENTRAL NEW YORK INVESTMENT THAT WILL BE THE LARGEST CHIP MANUFACTURING SITE IN U.S. HISTORY

WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Sen. Chuck Schumer issued the following press release:

After years of work to rebuild semiconductor manufacturing in America through his CHIPS & Science Law, and working relentlessly to attract Micron to New York, U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer today celebrated Micron's first concrete pour, which is happening ahead of schedule, laying the foundation for its first of four planned manufacturing plants at what will be the largest and most advanced memory chip facility in America. Schumer also applauded Micron's decision to invest an additional $50 billion in the U.S., pledging to work with the company to steer as much of that new investment as possible to the company's major New York project.

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