Democrats look for bipartisan deal on China economic bill as rest of agenda founders

But the House bill goes further than the Senate legislation by including $45 billion in loans and grants to support domestic manufacturing of critical goods and $600 million to construct manufacturing plants to make solar products, as well as opening green card opportunities for entrepreneurs and those with degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. It also includes funds to prevent pandemic-related shortages of goods like personal protective equipment and vaccine vials caused by a reliance on overseas manufacturing.