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COVID-19 shows necessity of broadband access in rural America

May 29, 2020  |  

Filed Under: Latest News, News From The Trail Tagged With: economy, rural broadband

COVID-19 shows necessity of broadband access in rural America

By Senators David Perdue, Kevin Cramer, and Joni Ernst

As folks in our home states of North Dakota, Iowa, Georgia, and across the country are adjusting to life during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s become clear that access to the internet is paramount.

As you might imagine, the uptick in internet activity is noticeable. According to the Rural Broadband Association, since the COVID-19 national emergency was declared on March 13, its broadband providers have experienced increases in usage, as people are downloading and uploading data at significantly higher rates.

The reason behind the spike is pretty simple. Teachers and students are using broadband to keep the school year on schedule. Companies are moving their workplaces online, and employees are using broadband to stay connected. Healthcare providers are utilizing telehealth to connect with patients. People across the country are using the internet to apply for resources and to seek assistance. Families are relying on broadband to get updates from friends and loved ones. Immunocompromised individuals are using the internet to acquire necessities they need instead of going to a physical store.

These and other functions need to be protected, yet many providers are beginning to feel this pandemic’s economic impact. In the same survey previously mentioned, more than 54% of respondents from 38 states have seen an increase of up to 20% in uncollectible payments.

Many of these broadband providers have taken the Federal Communications Commission’s Keep Americans Connected Pledge. By taking the pledge, it has agreed to: not terminate service to any residential or small business customers because of their inability to pay their bills during this pandemic; waive any late fees that any residential or small business customers incur because of their economic circumstances; and to open its Wi-Fi hot spots to anyone who needs them.

Maintaining a reliable internet connection, especially for people in our rural communities, is critically important to weathering the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress needs to play its part in keeping folks connected.

That is why we’ve teamed up with our Democratic and Republican colleagues to help tackle this issue. Our bipartisan bill, (led by Sen. Amy Klobuchar) the Keeping Critical Connections Act, would create a program using existing, unobligated funds to incentivize small broadband providers to deliver free or discounted broadband services or upgrades for low-income families struggling to pay their bills or who have a student in the household in need of distance-learning capability during COVID-19. This will help our rural communities stay connected, as many of these small broadband providers serve our remote areas.

We cannot allow the COVID-19 pandemic to increase the digital divide that continues to plague our nation. Whether it’s to help our schools, businesses, and healthcare providers operate remotely, or making sure people stay connected, reliable broadband connectivity is as important as ever.

This bipartisan effort will help keep our citizens connected while making sure our smaller providers are made whole as we make it through these challenging days. This would be an important step to protecting internet connectivity for all, and we are urging our congressional colleagues to join us in this fight.

Sen. Kevin Cramer is the junior senator from North Dakota. Sen. Joni Ernst is the junior senator from Iowa. Sen. David Perdue is the senior senator from Georgia. All three are Republicans.

Read more in the Washington Examiner.

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David at Eggs & Issues: The Free-Market System Must Be Protected

January 14, 2020  |  

Filed Under: Latest News, Latest Videos, News From The Trail Tagged With: economy, freedom, jobs, trade

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

August 12, 2019  |  

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

“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  |  

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

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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David Perdue At The Resurgent Gathering

August 5, 2019  |  

Filed Under: Latest News, News From The Trail Tagged With: 2020 election, economy, global security, national debt

David Perdue at The Resurgent Gathering
Marc Giller, The Resurgent

Georgia Senator David Perdue began his conversation with Erick Erickson this morning on a positive note, praising the state of the economy under President Donald Trump and touting the many accomplishments made by the White House and Republicans in Congress.

Perdue said that after Trump promised action on cutting regulations, unleashing the energy sector, rolling back taxes and repealing the most onerous provisions of Dodd-Frank, Republicans worked together and delivered. A a result, unemployment has gone down and middle class income has gone way up. Perdue added that it makes him “bananas” when Democrats try to claim credit by saying that the economic expansion over the last three years resulted from the policies of Barack Obama. Democrats, he said, “were doing everything they could to kill the economy.”

The conversation then turned to the national debt—$22 trillion and counting. Perdue distilled that down to a sobering number: $1 million per household in America. He outlined five courses of action that can help arrest debt growth and start to turn it around.

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