Senator Reverend Warnock Outlines Priorities to Create Georgia Jobs and Strengthen the State's Workforce During First Public Committee Meeting on Bipartisan Competition Bill

Thank you, Madam Chair.

"This historic, bipartisan legislation will help lower costs for hardworking families, create jobs, and help us compete in the global economy, and we must get it done and over the finish line as soon as possible.

"This bill will start helping families right away by making new investments in supply chain resiliency, so that we can better monitor and prevent shortages in critical products, whether they're the chips that you find in almost every electronic product or the materials we need to build homes.

"Or the chips we need quite frankly for the KIA plant that's down in West Point, Georgia, that had to close a couple of times for a lack of micro-chips.

"That's the reason I am laser-focused on lowering costs, and these programs are an important first step.

"At the same time, this bill also invests in our future by increasing funding for STEM research and education, just as important, strengthening our ability to turn scientific breakthroughs into new businesses. Businesses that are based in Georgia, creating new, good-paying jobs.

"So, I am working to ensure this bill uplifts families and communities across Georgia, from researchers at Savannah State University to startup founders in Atlanta to young students in our rural communities all across our state, who will make scientific discoveries that we cannot yet imagine.

"And so I too am glad we're at this point, Madam Chair, I'm looking forward to working with everybody to craft strong, bipartisan legislation that strengthens innovation, lowers costs, and supports families in every corner of our nation."

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