President Trump hails energy sector, investments during visit to CMU
PITTSBURGH 无毛视频� Appearing at what is being billed as the first-ever Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, President Trump praised the commonwealth无毛视频檚 energy sector and trumpeted a series of investments in energy and artificial intelligence that are set to be made across the state.
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Trump had top billing at the summit, which was hosted by Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick. To coincide with the summit, it was announced that more than $90 billion will be invested in several energy and AI-related areas, such as start-ups, expanding gas pipelines, developing data centers and building training facilities. The $90 billion includes money GE Verona is going to put toward expanding a power grid equipment manufacturing plant in Charleroi, which they say will create 250 new jobs.
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Some members of Trump无毛视频檚 administration were on hand for the summit, including Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Secretary of Energy Chris Wright. Executives and investors in the energy sector were also there.
Aside from McCormick, the highest-ranking elected official at the event was Gov. Josh Shapiro. He and McCormick both participated in a panel discussion at lunchtime on investing in Pennsylvania. Shapiro, a Democrat, noted that he and McCormick, a Republican and former hedge fund manager, have their disagreements, but that 无毛视频渨e need to be at the crossroads of the energy and AI revolution.无毛视频�
The rise of artificial intelligence was a front-and-center issue at the summit, and proponents of the energy industry say that the country needs to fortify its electrical grid in order to meet the demands AI will put on it. McCormick noted that Pennsylvania is the nation无毛视频檚 second largest energy producer and it is 无毛视频渦niquely positioned to deliver the abundant, affordable energy that growing AI and advanced manufacturing sectors demand.无毛视频�
He added, 无毛视频淲e have the skilled workforce to build and operate this critical infrastructure, world-class universities driving innovation and strategic proximity to over half the country无毛视频檚 population.无毛视频�
Jim Welty, president of the Marcellus Shale Coalition, said in a statement that 无毛视频渨inning the global AI race无毛视频� is 无毛视频渁 matter of national security, and with clean and abundant Pennsylvania-produced natural gas, we can also continue to protect and enhance our environment and create good-paying tech, building trades and energy jobs.无毛视频�
Trump无毛视频檚 remarks were not entirely about energy or AI. He noted the attempt on his life that happened in Butler County a year ago on Sunday, took a victory lap for the budget bill Congress approved earlier this month and slammed the environmental and energy policies of his predecessor, President Joe Biden.
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Security at the summit was tight. The campus of Carnegie Mellon University and the neighborhoods around it were eerily quiet, and some streets were blocked off. Employees of Carnegie Mellon were told to work remotely Tuesday, and both the nearby Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History were closed because of the event.