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Dave McCormick: “AWS announcement in Berwick, Pennsylvania... $20 billion…”

Featuring: Dave McCormick, Republican | U.S. Senate, Pennsylvania

Senator McCormick Delivers Remarks at the Pennsylvania Press Club

Published May 18, 2026 | Video Starts at 17:27

Next generation steel making really saved steel making in America. Huge for western Pennsylvania. Lots of, lots of hands at work there. Lots of people working together to make that happen. We had the AWS announcement in Berwick, Pennsylvania... $20 billion from AWS, Amazon Web Services. Services. 10 billion in Bucks County, 10 billion in Luzerne County. These are huge opportunities. I know there's controversy, but as I said, I think those risks can be mitigated. (17:27–17:37)

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