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   A manufacturing plant that Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., touted   
   earlier this month in a political ad laid off over 100 workers   
   earlier this week, citing "supply chain disruptions."   
      
   In a recent campaign ad, Warnock highlighted the Blue Bird   
   Corporation electric school bus manufacturing plant in Fort   
   Valley, Georgia, while promoting his legislation designed to   
   "transition" school districts away from gas-powered buses.   
      
   The Georgia Democrat called the factory "America’s largest   
   manufacturer of electric school buses" and touted his Clean   
   Commute for Kids Act.   
      
   Warnock claimed in the ad that his legislation to transition to   
   electric buses saves "taxpayer money" and supports "thousands"   
   of Peach State jobs.   
      
   A spokesperson for Warnock's senate office told FOX Business   
   that the Georgia Democrat is "encouraging" Blue Bird to "work   
   with other local businesses to help impacted workers find   
   employment."   
      
   "Senator Reverend Warnock is encouraging Blue Bird to work with   
   other local businesses to help impacted workers find new   
   employment, pushing the company to do anything it can to rehire   
   the workers at a future date, and continuing his work to   
   alleviate the supply chain issues impacting Georgia businesses,   
   workers and families," the Warnock spokesperson said.   
      
   Blue Bird confirmed to local press that 115 employees, or six   
   percent of their workforce, would be affected by the layoffs and   
   were immediately let go from their jobs.   
      
   The company appeared to echo national Democrats by blaming the   
   layoffs on Russia, saying the "supply chain disruptions" were   
   caused by "Russia’s war in Ukraine and the lingering COVID-19   
   pandemic."   
      
   Blue Bird said there are no current plans for future layoffs and   
   that the affected employees may be eligible to be rehired "once   
   the economic conditions improve."   
      
   Warnock's recent ad isn't the first time that he has promoted   
   Blue Bird. Shortly after Warnock and a couple other Democrats   
   introduced the Clean Commute for Kids Act last April, which was   
   aimed at advancing electric school buses across the United   
   States, he toured Blue Bird's facility.   
      
   "I grew up riding in Blue Bird school buses, and am a product of   
   the public school system. I can tell you the buses I rode back   
   then were a lot louder than this electric bus," Warnock said,   
   according to a press release. "Some say that you can choose to   
   invest to save the environment or jobs - but you can’t save jobs   
   without saving the environment. With investment in electric   
   school buses, we are poised to lead more into the sustainable   
   energy future - the green energy job future. It’s good for the   
   economy, it’s good for the air, and it’s certainly great for our   
   children."   
      
   Last April, Warnock tweeted that Blue Bird was "leading the way   
   in greening our transportation infrastructure & protecting our   
   children’s health." In August 2021, Warnock said he was "so   
   proud" of Blue Bird for "helping green our yellow school buses."   
      
   The layoffs come as the U.S. economy endures several economic   
   woes including record-high inflation, supply chain issues, a new   
   bear market, and prospects of a coming recession.   
      
   Earlier this year, Warnock sent a letter to President Biden   
   urging the White House’s Supply Chain Disruption Task Force to   
   investigate global shipping carriers, saying they were   
   responsible for "price gouging" and "corporate greed."   
      
   "Inflation and rising costs for families is a persistent problem   
   about which I hear from Georgians every day, and we must ensure   
   that corporate greed is not unnecessarily contributing to this   
   problem while Georgia families struggle," Warnock said in   
   February.   
      
   Craft Ventures co-founder and general partner David Sacks warned   
   on Thursday that the U.S. is headed for a "very serious"   
   recession later this year as markets have been experiencing the   
   "worst downturn since the dot-com crash."   
      
   On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated   
   his commitment to curbing the highest inflation in decades,   
   indicating the central bank will raise interest rates as high as   
   necessary in order to tame consumer prices.   
      
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