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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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David Visits South Central Primary Care Center

August 12, 2019 |

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Perdue participates in health care community meeting
The Albany Herald

U.S. Senator David Perdue, R-Ga., participated in a recent community meeting here with South Central Primary Care Center, health care professionals, and local officials to discuss the critical services provided by community health centers and solutions to fix the country’s broken health care system.

“More than ever before, community health centers in Georgia are being relied upon for high-quality, affordable care,” Perdue said. “Rural health centers, like South Central Primary Care, are on the front lines of mental health, care for women and children, and the opioid crisis that continues to devastate far too many families in Georgia and across America.

“Not only do community health centers provide better and more convenient care, these clinics also save our health system more than $24 billion annually by reducing emergency room visits. As we continue to discuss ways to rescue our broken health care system, community health centers will undoubtedly play a key role in these solutions.”

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‘Agriculture is not just a business, it’s a way of life’

August 12, 2019 |

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“I learned at an early age that agriculture is not just a business, it’s a way of life.”
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U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, visited Coley Cotton Farm for a tour and discussion about Georgia’s critical agriculture industry. The Coley Family has produced cotton and peanuts in Dooly County, Georgia, for four generations. Today, the family operates 4,000 acres of land, a cotton gin, and a peanut buying point.

“Our farming operations are the backbone of America, and the Coley Cotton Farm is no exception,” said Senator Perdue. “After Hurricane Michael devastated the Southeast last October, President Donald Trump broke through the gridlock in Congress and got a bipartisan disaster relief package across the finish line. Now, I am working with the President and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdueto cut through the bureaucratic red tape and deliver the assistance our Georgia farmers and agriculture communities desperately need. Growing up working on my family’s farm, I learned at an early age that agriculture is not just a business, it’s a way of life for many across the country. Thank you to the Coley Family and all of our Georgia farmers who are feeding and clothing the world.”

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‘The Road To Socialism Will Not Run Through Georgia’

August 12, 2019 |

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GOP rally sounds alarm against socialism
Doug Walker, The Rome News Tribune
August 10, 2019

If Saturday’s Floyd County Republican rally at Richard B. Russell Regional Airport was a barometer for the 2020 election season, the GOP believes there is a real clear and present danger to America’s core values in the form of a socialist bent to the other side of the political aisle.

Long before Georgia GOP State Chairman David Schafer called the 2018 election “the most consequential election in our lifetime,” speaker after speaker railed against the threat of socialism espoused by several of the leading Democratic candidates for president.

“The road to socialism will not run through the state of Georgia,” said U.S. Sen. David Perdue, who spurred the crowd of more than 450 party faithful to one round of applause after another during his brief speech.

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