The rush to apply for funds under the Commerce application process potentially gives policymakers a glimpse into how many companies are holding their hands out and for how much. TSMC founder Morris Chang questioned if the $52 billion CHIPS Act was enough largesse in an August meeting with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. "Fifty billion dollars, well, that's a good start," he told her, according to her recollection of that meeting in an interview with Politico.