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October 25, 2022 
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ICYMI: Reverend Warnock Brings More Jobs to Georgia Through Bipartisan Deal, Helps Secure  Largest Economic Development Project In State History

Reverend Warnock: “This is an amazing day for Georgia, and especially for this region of the state. […] We’re bringing 8,100 jobs to Georgia, while at the same time investing in the kind of green energy future that we all need on the planet.” 

Atlanta, GA – Today, Reverend Warnock celebrated the groundbreaking of Hyundai Motor Group’s $5.5 billion “Metaplant,” the largest economic development project in Georgia’s history. Reverend Warnock praised the historic investment alongside Governor Brian Kemp, Senator Jon Ossoff, South Korea’s Ambassador to the United States, Tae-yong Cho, among others. This comes after Warnock introduced an electric vehicle tax credit bill requesting a grace period for Hyundai, and urged the Biden Administration “to offer maximum flexibility… of the electric vehicle tax credits” to ensure Georgia car buyers and manufacturers can take full advantage of expanded tax credits for electric vehicles. This bipartisan effort is the latest example in Reverend Warnock’s long record of working with both Republicans and Democrats to improve the lives of Georgians. 

Atlanta Journal-Constitution: On the Georgia trail: A Hyundai groundbreaking gets political

• The groundbreaking of Hyundai Motor Group’s $5.5 billion “Metaplant,” the largest economic development project in state history, was a bipartisan affair. That didn’t mean it was apolitical.

• Warnock, who is running for reelection against Republican Herschel Walker, recently introduced a measure to tweak the policy to delay that provision from taking effect until after Hyundai’s factory opens. Several influential Georgia Republicans at the event were hopeful it would pass later this year.

• At a campaign stops in southeast Georgia, Kemp framed Hyundai’s decision as a validation of his economic development strategy. What he didn’t mention was the fortuitous timing of the celebration, two weeks ahead of a Nov. 8 rematch against Stacey Abrams.

• “These are jobs of the future coming to Georgia,” Kemp said. “The automotive industry will see more change in the next 10 years than in the prior 100.”

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