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Intel adds GOP aide amid chips-funding push

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 22, 2022

Intel Corp. has snagged a Republican staffer for its government-affairs team, just as Congress renews focus on addressing the semiconductor-chip shortage.

Pat Arlantico is now a senior manager for government affairs at Intel. Intel, which spent just under $4.5 million on federal lobbying in the last year, is the world's biggest chip maker by revenue.

Arlantico was most recently deputy chief of staff to Rep. Rogers Williams (R-Texas), vice ranking member of the House Small Business Committee, and has also worked for Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Intel's PAC gave $10,000 to Williams' campaign last cycle, according to Federal Election Commission data.

Amid an ongoing chip shortage, Congress is reportedly working to pass a funding deal that would provide $52 billion for domestic production. The Senate passed a version of the funding package last summer, though progress has since stagnated. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) expressed hopes yesterday that the final bill would be passed next month.