Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and J.D. Vance (R-OH) co-sponsored legislation to ensure subsidized inventions are produced in the United States.
The bipartisan move could serve as a boon to both Vance and Baldwin, who are each facing a tough upcoming election. The Invent Here, Make Here Act would ensure that taxpayer-funded inventions are produced in the U.S., prohibiting waivers allowing them to be manufactured in adversarial countries.
“The bipartisan legislation ensures taxpayer-funded inventions are not manufactured in adversarial countries like China, but rather, in the United States,” Baldwin’s office said in a statement. “The bill builds on bipartisan legislation championed by Senator Baldwin and signed into law that requires taxpayer-funded research that leads to inventions that boost national security are made in the United States.”
The Washington Examiner reached out to the Wisconsin GOP for comment.
Baldwin and Vance have worked together on legislation several times in the past, and despite her support for Harris, the Wisconsin Democrat gave a largely neutral response to the choice of Vance as Trump’s running mate.
“J.D. Vance is a fairly new member of the United States Senate. Whatever new class comes in, it’s really important to me to try to see what common ground there is,” Baldwin told reporters when asked about the choice. “I’m somebody who works a lot across the aisle, and I have several, several measures that I co-authored with J.D. Vance.”
She added that Democrats should keep the race focused on the competing interests of Democrats and Republicans.
Despite her bipartisan overtures, Baldwin has firmly tied herself to Vice President Kamala Harris, who recently thanked her at a Wisconsin rally.
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“I had the privilege of serving with Tammy when I was in the United States Senate, and she is always fighting for the people of this state. And I know that the folks that are here are going to make sure you return her to Washington, D.C., in November,” Harris told a crowd at West Allis Central High School.
Baldwin is facing businessman Eric Hovde in a tight reelection campaign, though June polling showed her with a slight lead.
