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Democrats’ socialist agenda would kill the American dream

December 9, 2019 |

Filed Under: Latest News, News From The Trail Tagged With: 2020 election

Democrats’ socialist agenda would kill the American dream
By U.S. Senator David Perdue

Wednesday night, the country’s most liberal Democrats will descend on my home state of Georgia and flood the airwaves with their radical, socialist ideas.

The presidential candidates on stage will attempt to paint a rosy picture of a socialist worldview that has failed repeatedly around the globe.

Do not be fooled by catchy names like the “Green New Deal,” “Medicare For All,” and the “Freedom Dividend.” These are disguises for socialist policies that would fundamentally change the country as we know it.

Socialist policies have destroyed other countries. The Soviet Union crumbled. Greece’s economy collapsed. Cuba and Venezuela today are failed states, and people are suffering. Why would America want to emulate any of these failed socialist regimes?

America was built on simple principles: economic opportunity for everyone, fiscal responsibility, limited government, and individual liberty. In the post-World War II era, our free-market, free-enterprise system has generated the greatest period of economic growth in human history.

The American dream exists because of the free-market system. The socialist agenda would kill the American dream.

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Even after ISIS raid Dems won’t do this one thing to make US safe

December 9, 2019 |

Filed Under: Latest News, News From The Trail Tagged With: global security, ISIS, war on terror

Even after ISIS raid Dems won’t do this one thing to make US safe
By U.S. Senator David Perdue

Last weekend, President Trump announced incredible news for our country. Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the founder and self-proclaimed “caliph” of the depraved Islamic State terrorist group, was eliminated by U.S. forces. Al-Muhajir, who was set to replace al-Baghdadi, was also taken out.

This is a victory for our military, our country and the world. It is a triumph for global security.

Our entire country should be celebrating this victory, just as we did when Osama Bin Laden was killed. Instead, the death of the world’s most wanted terrorist has been met by crickets. It’s appalling to see the “Washington bubble elite” brush off this massive feat.

The day after al-Baghadi was killed, some beltway insiders at the World Series actually booed Trump. The Washington Post, perhaps to downplay the significance of this achievement, produced a headline calling al-Baghdadi an “austere religious scholar.”

This shows just how out of touch they are with reality.

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China trade agreement is crucial to avoiding next Cold War

October 24, 2019 |

Filed Under: Latest News, News From The Trail Tagged With: China, economy, trade

China trade agreement is crucial to avoiding the next Cold War
By U.S. Senator David Perdue

President John F. Kennedy once said, “let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.”

Kennedy’s words live on today as we fight to level the playing field with our trading partners around the world. The Trump Administration has negotiated trade deals with South Korea and Japan, in addition to the USMCA with our closest neighbors.

Earlier this month, the administration kept up the momentum by coming to a preliminary agreement with China on what President Donald Trump called “phase 1” of a potential deal.

This agreement would be a win for America. It calls for potentially doubling U.S. annual agricultural exports to China, and addresses some Chinese foreign-exchange issues. It also halted some scheduled tariff increases, making it a win for China too.

While modest, this agreement would be an important first step if it is signed by President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

It is critical that these trade talks continue and that more impactful steps are taken. If not, there is risk of the U.S. and China developing a relationship reminiscent of the Cold War.

To understand the current moment, it is important to look at the historical perspective.

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David Talks Bipartisanship & Trade With UGA College Republicans

October 10, 2019 |

Filed Under: Latest News, News From The Trail Tagged With: bipartisanship, economy, trade

David Perdue encourages bipartisan views, talks trade with China to UGA College Republicans
Megan Mittelhammer, The Red & Black
October 10, 2019

On Oct. 9, Georgia Sen. David Perdue made a stop at the University of Georgia, where he spoke to a group of about 90, the UGA chapter of College Republicans.

Perdue discussed his views on the Republican party’s progress, the economy and trade talks with China. He also mentioned his decision to become a senator and the way he sees politics today.

Despite having served in the Senate for five years and being a close ally of President Donald Trump, Perdue said he never wanted to be in politics.

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He described what he perceives as the original purpose the founders had in mind for Congress.

“They did not envision the career politician,” Perdue said.

Perdue struck a bipartisan tone when he said he still values his relationship with Michelle Nunn, the Democratic philanthropic executive with whom he fought a tough first senate campaign in 2014.

“Michelle and I today are great friends, and that’s what America’s supposed to be about,” Perdue said. “I don’t care what your political beliefs are, but whoever said we had to hate each other if we happen to disagree on a single issue?”

Perdue encouraged students to think of themselves as more than “a monolithic political position” and instead decide where they stand on social, fiscal, economic and religious issues.

“I believe we have a discourse problem in Washington, where we’re losing the ability to compromise,” Perdue said. “And that bothers me.”

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Our Economic Agenda Is Working

October 9, 2019 |

Filed Under: Latest News, News From The Trail Tagged With: economy, jobs, tax cuts

Middle-class Americans faring better than ever during Trump presidency
Grover Norquist, Fox Business

How are middle-income Americans doing two and a half years after President Trump took office?

Better than ever.

The real median household income — the household income where half of Americans earn more and half earn less, or the dead center — is now at a record high $65,084.

This is an increase of $4,114 in real 2019 dollars since Trump took office.

How does this compare with Barack Obama’s time in office? In the seven and a half years after the recession ended in July 2009, the real median household income increased by the grand total of less than $1,000.

Because the median income rose about $400 in the Bush years and fell roughly $400 in the first six months of Obama — the even more depressing takeaway is that from the first day of George W. Bush’s administration to the last day of Obama’s the median income increased about $1,000.

This explains why voters – particularly middle class voters — were in a sour mood in November 2016. Trump promised to change the policies that up until then led to 16 years of little growth in the average incomes.

These numbers come from the Census Bureau’s monthly surveys and were recently published by Sentier Research.

But it gets better.

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Better School Design Can Help Keep Kids Safer

September 24, 2019 |

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Better School Design Can Help Keep Kids Safer
By U.S. Senator David Perdue
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Growing up, both of my parents were public schoolteachers. It gave them great joy to work every day to help shape the future for our children. As a parent and grandfather, I feel the same joy watching my grandkids learn something new.

Last month, 1.7 million students across Georgia headed back to school. For them, unfortunately, the reality of going to school feels dramatically different than it did when I was younger.

Over the last 20 years, many students across the country have directly experienced gun violence at their schools. Bulletproof backpacks and lockdown drills are now part of our children’s daily routine. It is every parent’s worst nightmare. For families in Newtown and Parkland, it is a nightmare that will never end.

In many of these tragic cases, bad actors were able to bypass security due to loopholes in the building’s design.

What can we do to keep our kids safe? We can start by building schools that are designed to protect our children. As an engineer by trade, I have learned that building design is more than brick, metal, and wood – it is the first line of defense.

School design is not the only solution to making schools safer; we still have to find better ways to enforce existing law and keep guns out of the wrong hands. However, redesigning schools is an essential first step to keeping our kids safe.

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I am proud to join senators Doug Jones, Thom Tillis, and Shelley Moore Capito in sponsoring the bipartisan School Safety Clearinghouse Act in the U.S. Senate. This bill will direct the Department of Homeland Security to build and maintain a national clearinghouse containing all the best practices and developments in school design.

The School Safety Clearinghouse Act will close the gaps preventing schools from finding the school design advancements they need to protect their students and faculty.

It does so while also upholding a key doctrine of our Founding Mothers and Fathers: that decisions are best made by families, communities, and states – not the Federal Government.

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What’s At Stake In 2020

September 20, 2019 |

Filed Under: Latest News, Latest Videos, News From The Trail Tagged With: 2020 election, capitalism, socialism

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David Talks Trade Negotiations With China On Fox Business

September 10, 2019 |

Filed Under: Latest News, Latest Videos, News From The Trail Tagged With: China, debt, economy, tariffs, trade

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What We Believe In Works

August 26, 2019 |

Filed Under: Latest News, News From The Trail Tagged With: economy, Fort Benning, jobs, trade

I joined WDAK radio to talk about trade, economic results under President Trump, and my recent trips to Fort Benning. We’re proving to Americans what we believe in actually works.

Listen to the full podcast here.

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Sen. Perdue, Marty Kemp Tour School Security Improvements

August 26, 2019 |

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Sen. Perdue, Marty Kemp Tour School Security Improvements
Claire Simms, Fox 5 News

A handful of state leaders toured a Forsyth County elementary school Friday to learn about security improvements made for this school year.

U.S. Senator David Perdue, Georgia First Lady Marty Kemp, State School Superintendent Richard Woods and others sat down with officials from the school district and the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office at Mashburn Elementary School on Friday.

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