WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – President Joe Biden highlighted a new manufacturing partnership in West Columbia during his administration’s ‘Investing in America’ tour, which is his first visit to the Midlands since December 2021.
The White House said South Carolina is one of 20 states the tour will visit over the course of three weeks to promote the investments, jobs, and manufacturing boom they claimed is driven by Biden’s economic agenda.
“President Biden and leaders across the Administration will travel directly to communities benefitting from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda,” the White House said.
The second round for the tour, which runs June 26 through July 15, stopped at Flex LTD West Columbia, where Biden highlighted a new manufacturing partnership between Enphase Energy and Flex LTD.
According to the White House, the new partnership will create up to 600 new jobs in South Carolina.
South Carolina has been a popular visit for members of the Biden administration and family during the tour. The Palmetto State saw Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm in West Columbia, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg in Orangeburg, and First Lady Jill Biden at Parris Island.
Gov. Henry McMasterreleased a statement on Biden’s visit:
“South Carolina is red hot, with a booming economy, a growing population, and a quality of life unmatched by any state. Our prominent role on the national political stage has seen two presidential visits to our state in the last six days. Since January 2017, we’ve announced 82,000 new jobs with $33 billion in new capital investment. Our success originates from our people, whose values, faith, patriotism, and work ethic are widely known across the globe.”
My statement on President Biden’s visit to South Carolina: pic.twitter.com/EGVlH1CEMg
— Gov. Henry McMaster (@henrymcmaster)
The other states the tour is expected to visit include Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Louisiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and Vermont.
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