Today, Senator Warnock laid out his top priorities for Georgia in bicameral negotiations on the jobs and competition bill, known formally in the Senate as the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) 

Announcement comes before Wednesday Commerce Committee hearing where Senator Reverend Warnock will question U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, outline his priorities for the competition bill and emphasize the importance of addressing supply chain shortages

Earlier this month, Senator Reverend Warnock announced he will represent Georgia in an appointed committee to negotiate the final text of the jobs and competition bill

Senator Reverend Warnock: “This legislation is about creating jobs, lowering rising costs and ensuring Georgians are ready to participate in the workforce of the future. I look forward to using my position on the conference committee to keep Georgia’s economy growing and competitive.”

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today outlined his priorities for Georgia as Congress prepares to negotiate critical legislation to grow jobs, and keep the nation economically and technologically competitive. Senator Warnock laid out Georgia-specific efforts he’s pushing to include in the competition legislation ahead of a scheduled April 27 hearing of the Senate Commerce Committee featuring U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.

“This legislation is about creating jobs, lowering rising costs and ensuring Georgians are ready to participate in the workforce of the future,” said Senator Reverend Warnock. “I look forward to using my position on the conference committee to keep Georgia’s economy growing and competitive.”

During the hearing, Senator Warnock plans to question the Secretary about how the Administration will implement the legislation to address supply chain disruptions and lapses in domestic semiconductor manufacturing that have raised costs for hardworking Georgians. The Senator will also pose questions about how the Administration plans to carry out the legislation’s provisions that will support and create jobs in Georgia and across the country. Later this week, the Senate will vote to appoint Senator Warnock and other select lawmakers to lead bipartisan, bicameral negotiations on the competition bill, where the Senator will fight to secure these Georgia priorities in the final text of the legislation. 

See below key priorities for Georgia that Senator Reverend Warnock is championing to include the competition bill:

• Funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to build out their educational and research capacities
• Promoting domestic semiconductor manufacturing through investments in manufacturing and innovation
• Easing supply chain issues through investments in the resilience, capacity, and security to avoid supply chain disruption and lower costs
• Investing in regional tech hubs for entrepreneurship and innovation at renowned research institutions like Georgia Tech and throughout the state

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