Expand investments in advanced manufacturing, space exploration, and research and development.

Pat Harrigan · North Carolina · Republican

spending impact 0.79 specificity 0.81 extraction confidence 95%

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Pat is working to expand investments in cutting-edge industries like advanced manufacturing, space exploration, and research and development.

Commitment to increased investment in science and technology sectors.

Issues | Congressman Pat Harrigan
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Evidence

Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) joined Congresswoman Andrea Salinas in co-leading the Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act, legislation directing the Department of Energy to accelerate research, development, and commercialization of next-generation geothermal and closed-loop geothermal systems.

Within the lookback window, Harrigan took concrete legislative action on research and development, but the action is limited to geothermal R&D and does not show delivery on advanced manufacturing or space exploration specifically.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressman Pat Harrigan Introduces Legislation to Unlock Next-Generation Geothermal Energy | Congressman Pat Harrigan
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partial same_term A for effort

Harrigan made a concrete same-term legislative push on research and development by co-leading the Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act, but the evidence only covers a narrow geothermal R&D effort and does not show delivery of the broader promise to expand investments in advanced manufacturing, space exploration, and R&D overall.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.4-mini · confidence 86%

partial same_term A for effort

Harrigan materially advanced legislation in the same federal term to expand research and development through the Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act. That supports effort and partial progress on the R&D portion of the promise, but the evidence does not show enacted funding or delivered investment expansion, nor does it substantiate advanced manufacturing or space exploration outcomes. Because the promised outcome was broad and only one component has a serious legislative attempt, this is partial rather than delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 82%