By Rob Lenihan Vermont Sen. Sanders goes to the mat against Intel’s Pat Gelsinger over the CEO’s Chips Act comments. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) took semiconductor giant Intel’s (INTC) – Get Intel Corporation Report top executive, Pat Gelsinger, to task for comments regarding legislation that Congress is assessing. The Creating Helpful Incentives for the Production of Semiconductors for America Act is intended to reduce U.S. reliance on foreign-made semiconductors. The act would provide $52 billion in government subsidies to companies that produce semiconductors. ‘Sounds Like Extortion to …