It may be that he looked into it and became well-informed by turning over the stone. He is trying to commercialize through the foundries to avoid a capital-intensive business model, so I am not really surprised by that reply.
OR.... perhaps just no chance of getting them. By that I mean. that the chips act was money ear marked for increasing the nations ability's to manufacture chips not for technological improvements. That being said LWLG does have the ability to benefit from the Act indirectly because there will be a huge increase in manufacturing capability in the US. More room for productions less time waiting in line for your products to be manufactured...