Senator Reverend Warnock: “I’m going to keep beating the drum in Washington to invest in U.S. chip manufacturing […] because these are investments that will create new opportunities for hardworking Georgians and help push our state and economy into the future”

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and his staff met with senior leaders from Kia Georgia and Kia America in Washington, D.C. to discuss the company’s federal legislative priorities for Georgia. The attendees discussed the Senator’s long work to strengthen chip manufacturing in the United States, including his leadership on the competition bill that will help prevent future chip shortages; the lack of domestic semiconductors has previously led to harmful work stoppages at Kia’s West Point, GA facility. The Senator expressed his strong commitment to addressing the nation’s semiconductor shortage by investing in domestic chip production at the federal level, a cause he has championed as a member of the Senate Commerce Committee and as conferee on the committee tasked with negotiating the final text of the competition bill. During the meeting, Senator Warnock and the Kia representatives also discussed the importance of an equitable federal tax credit program to incentivize electric vehicle purchases, and the importance of strengthening Georgia’s workforce to allow Kia to employ the people necessary to meet the growing demand for its Georgia-made product. Senator Warnock closed the meeting with the representatives by urging the company to continue investing economically in Georgia.

“Kia is such an vital contributor to Georgia’s economy, and I always enjoy meeting with our friends to talk about how we create more jobs and keep Georgia and Kia moving forward,” said Senator Reverend Warnock following the meeting. “I’m going to keep beating the drum in Washington to invest in U.S. chip manufacturing, in building out Georgia’s electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and in continuing to improve our water and inland ports, because these are investments that will create new opportunities for hardworking Georgians and help push our state and economy into the future.”

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