Breaking with Trump, Mike Johnson now suggests streamlining regulation out of funding bill UPDATED The US CHIPS and Science Act's future may depend on the outcome of Tuesday's Presidential Election after House Speaker Mike Johnson suggested the GOP would likely move to repeal the $280 billion funding bill if the party wins a majority in Congress....

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