National, Georgia Military Leaders Endorse U.S. Senator David Perdue For Re-Election

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National, Georgia Military Leaders Endorse U.S. Senator David Perdue For Re-Election

Highlight Historic Results for Georgia Military Communities, National Security

ATLANTA, GA – U.S. Senator David Perdue, the Original Outsider, today announced the support of military leaders from Georgia and across the country. These individuals – who include Senators, retired generals, and local military community leaders – highlight Senator Perdue’s unwavering support for servicemembers, efforts to rebuild the military after the Biden-Obama Administration’s dangerous disinvestment, and commitment to securing Georgia’s long-term role in our national security.

“Georgians should be incredibly proud of the work David Perdue does on the Senate Armed Services Committee. David always puts the needs of our service members and their families first, and he has used his business experience to make the military more efficient and effective. We need David’s leadership on the committee for six more years.” – U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (OK), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee

“As a veteran, I’m proud to work with David Perdue, a public servant who always looks out for the men and women who serve our country. He’s proven to be a tireless advocate for military communities across Georgia, securing military pay raises, improved housing, and better services for veterans. Our armed forces and their family members know David Perdue is fighting for them in the Senate.” – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (IA)

“David Perdue knows that America’s peace comes through strength. David has been a strong voice for rebuilding our military after years of stagnation, and he understands what it takes to counter threats from Iran and communist China. Unlike his opponent who has no experience dealing with complex issues in the real world, David knows the value of our servicemembers, and he’s committed to standing up for them. Georgians and the men and women of our armed forces need David Perdue back in the Senate for six more years.” – U.S. Senator Tom Cotton (AR)

“We need Senator Perdue in Washington! As a former Fort Benning commander, I know how important it is to maintain our Georgia military installations. Sen. Perdue has been a driving force in the rebuilding of our nation’s military. His exemplary funding and resource commitment to Ft. Benning has ensured quality training, leadership development and military family support. Sen. Perdue’s voting record proves his commitment to Georgians, and to ensuring our nation thrives and remains FREE!” – Major General (ret) Walter and Candy Wojdakowski, Columbus

“When military families needed a pay raise, Senator David Perdue fought to secure the biggest one in a decade. From military housing to VA reform to securing new equipment for our military to complete its mission, Senator Perdue has proven himself time and again to be a tireless supporter of our Armed Forces. Georgia’s servicemembers, veterans, and their families have no greater friend than Senator Perdue.” – Major General Arnold Punaro, USMC (ret)

“As our nation recovers from the impacts of COVID-19, the next few years will be critical for our military, for Robins Air Force Base, and for Middle Georgia. The battles are going to get tougher, and we need a proven leader to fight for us in Washington. Senator Perdue has been there for our military every step of the way, and we must re-elect him in November.” – Brigadier General John Kubinec, USAF (ret), Warner Robins

“As an Air Force veteran, current Guardswoman, and the former head of a military installation advocacy organization, I’m truly grateful for Senator David Perdue’s leadership for military families. Since day one, Senator Perdue has listened to the needs of Robins Air Force Base and delivered on his promises to support our entire community. Put simply, all of Georgia’s bases are stronger with David Perdue in the Senate.” – Chrissy Miner, Principal at the Miner Agency, USAF (ret), Warner Robins

“The Fort Gordon community is so fortunate to have David Perdue as its advocate in the United States Senate. From fighting to secure a historic military pay raise to helping Fort Gordon become the hub of the U.S. Army’s Cyber Command, Senator Perdue has worked tirelessly to support our base and secure Georgia’s role in our national security. I’m thankful for his support for the men and women of our Armed Forces, and I am proud to support his re-election.” – Marvin Nelson, US Army, Major (Ret), Augusta

As a veteran who has seen firsthand the sacrifices that we ask of our troops in order to keep our country safe, I want to know that our elected representatives will always have our backs. Senator David Perdue takes this sacred duty to heart. Our troops can take comfort in knowing that he is representing their interests every day. Georgia needs to re-elect Senator Perdue, so he can continue standing up for those who fight to protect us all.” – Logan Leslie, Special Forces Veteran, Atlanta

“Our military and our country are blessed to have Senator Perdue on the Senate Armed Services Committee – especially with the top issue of our military being to replace the aging Ohio Class Submarines at Kings Bay. As a former CEO of Fortune 500 companies, his approach to modernizing the military is nothing short of revolutionary.  He understands the challenges our military faces across the globe and how our allies are our greatest strength. Georgia’s military communities are in good hands with David Perdue in the Senate.” – Sheila McNeill, former national Navy League president and president of The Camden Partnership for Kings Bay

“Senator Perdue holds an important position on the Senate Armed Service Committee and is critical to protecting and empowering Georgia’s military bases representing all DOD military services. His leadership and strong support of our military communities has gained the respect of his fellow Senators during his years of service. He has a senior position on this committee that would be lost for Georgians if he were not representing the state. Georgia has held a position on the Senate Armed Services Committee since WWII, and we must not lose it. With his voice and vote, Senator Perdue is a force in the defense of our state and our great country. We need him as our Senator! – Dr. Lucy Greene, PhD Military consultant, Valdosta

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While Senator David Perdue Stands Up For Georgia Military Community, Jon Ossoff Leaves Them Behind

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While Senator David Perdue Stands Up For Georgia Military Community, Jon Ossoff Leaves Them Behind

One of the key contrasts of Georgia’s 2020 Senate race between U.S. Senator David Perdue and privileged liberal Jon Ossoff, is their commitment to the women and men of our Armed Forces. While Senator Perdue has worked hard to secure pay raises and assistance for Georgia’s military community, Ossoff has shown that he would leave them behind. Here’s the contrast:

✅Senator Perdue fought for and succeeded in securing the biggest pay raise in a decade for members of the military.

❌Ossoff supported a controversial joint basing plan that could have cost 26,000 Georgia military-related jobs and weakened national security. He backed off of the plan only when it became politically inconvenient to him.

✅Senator Perdue passed legislation to improve military housing standards and expand employment options for spouses of servicemembers.

❌Ossoff worked for liberal Congressman Hank Johnson, who supported efforts by the Obama-Biden administration to limit defense spending and leave military communities with less funding.

✅Senator Perdue has served on the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees and has the support of some of Georgia’s most respected military leaders including General Arnold Punaro and General Walter Wojdakowski.

❌Ossoff lied about the nature of his national security clearance, with The Washington Post concluding he committed “resume puffery” while giving his claims “Four Pinocchios.”

✅Senator Perdue has worked with military leaders to ensure they have the tools they need to succeed at their mission and keep America safe from terrorism.

❌Ossoff‘s film company made huge profits producing films for Al-Jazeera, a news organization that has been referred to as a “mouthpiece” for terrorists.

✅Senator Perdue has supported President Trump’s efforts to confront threats to our national security like Iran and praised the President’s operation to eliminate terrorist leader Qasem Soleimani.

❌Ossoff supports the Iran nuclear deal and has shown that he won’t stand up to protect America’s interests.

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Original Outsider David Perdue Releases New TV Ad Highlighting Support For Military Families

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Original Outsider David Perdue Releases New TV Ad Highlighting Support For Military Families

ATLANTA, GA – Today, U.S. Senator David Perdue, the Original Outsider, released a new TV ad highlighting his support for military families, including successful efforts to secure the largest pay raise in a decade for the women and men of the United States Armed Forces.

Watch the new ad here: youtu.be/v9nXVGjyzMU

“When military families needed a pay raise, Senator David Perdue fought to secure the biggest one in a decade,” said Major General Arnold Punaro, USMC (ret). “From VA reform to securing new equipment for our military to complete its mission, Senator Perdue has proven himself time and again to be a tireless supporter of our Armed Forces. Georgia’s servicemembers, veterans, and their families have no greater friend than Senator Perdue.”

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DAVID PERDUE: “When I got to the Senate I was outraged at how our military was being disrespected

It was way past time to do something

We stood up and achieved the largest pay increase for our women and men in uniform in a decade.”

PATRICIA HART: “We both served overseas and we have kids

Trust me, military families needed that raise

David Perdue is truly making a difference.”

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ICYMI: U.S. Senator David Perdue Highlights Importance Of Georgia’s Military

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ICYMI: U.S. Senator David Perdue Highlights Importance Of Georgia’s Military 

U.S. Senator David Perdue is committed to ensuring Georgia’s military personnel have the tools they need to defend our country. In a new op-ed for The Macon Telegraph, Senator Perdue emphasizes how “Georgia is the backbone of our military’s readiness” and highlights the contributions Georgia’s nine military installations make to our national defense. Senator Perdue calls for continued investment in the state’s military capabilities to ensure that “Georgia will always be America’s first, best line of defense.”

Read Senator Perdue’s op-ed for The Macon Telegraph here and below:

Growing up in Warner Robins, I saw firsthand the incredible role that Georgia plays in America’s national defense. I remember seeing B-52s and KC-135s taking off from Robins Air Force Base to protect our country during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

To this day, Georgia is the backbone of our military’s readiness. Georgia bases are at the forefront of our military’s boldest innovations and have proactively adapted their missions to fit our future defense needs.

For example, Fort Gordon is now the site of the Army Cyber Command Headquarters, protecting America’s interests from cyberattacks.

Fort Benning is home to the Maneuver Center of Excellence, developing critical strategies to ensure every mission is successful.

Robins Air Force Base will be home of the new Advanced Battle Management System, a state-of-the-art command and control system that will provide critical capability to the Joint Force.

Kings Bay is one of just two ballistic missile submarine bases in the country, a critical piece of our nuclear triad. It will also be the first base in the country to receive the new state-of-the-art Columbia-class submarine.

These are the kinds of world-class innovations that will help us continue standing up to Russia, China, Iran, North Korea and other complex threats around the world.

Georgia’s nine military installations are not only important to our national defense strategy, but they also support quality jobs and economic opportunity across our state, contributing $20 billion to our economy every year. For example, my hometown of Warner Robins is booming right now, thanks in large part to the growth of Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex, the largest single-site industrial complex in the state of Georgia.

As Robins took on new work assignments, the Middle Georgia community stepped up and found innovative ways to support Robins’ growth. To grow the workforce, Robins hired and onboarded 1,200 new employees in under 12 months. They launched public-private partnerships to ensure a steady pipeline of qualified technicians into the future.

Working with President Trump, we’ve taken action to rebuild our military after years of disinvestment. The last two Democratic administrations cut military spending by 25%. Clinton did it, Biden and Obama did it. America withdrew from the world stage, and the rest of the world took notice.

Today, we’re reengaging with our allies, modernizing our forces, and developing new technologies. With nine military installations and dozens of defense contractors and suppliers in our state, Georgia has directly benefited from this reinvestment.

If you believe in a strong America, if you want to counter threats from our adversaries, then we have to continue rebuilding our military. We cannot go back to the days when readiness was decimated and our military communities were put under intense strain. The world is simply too dangerous to allow that to happen again.

As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, I’m committed to ensuring that our women and men in uniform and their families always have the support they need. If we continue to invest in our state’s military capabilities, then Georgia will always be America’s first, best line of defense.

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

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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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David Perdue At The Resurgent Gathering

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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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A ‘No’ Vote On The Budget Deal Is A Vote For More Spending

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A ‘no’ vote on the budget deal is a vote for more spending
By U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA)
Washington Examiner

When President Trump set out to negotiate a budget deal, he had two primary goals: continue to reduce discretionary spending as a percentage of the economy and fully fund our military.

Those goals were accomplished last week when the Trump administration and congressional leaders struck a deal on spending caps and the debt ceiling.

Unfortunately, many of my Senate colleagues are considering voting no on this deal, because they want to reduce spending. Well, so do I.

In this case, however, a no vote actually is a vote to increase spending over time.

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Making Washington Focus On Results

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Sen. David Perdue – Making Washington More Results Oriented
By Erich J. Prince, Merion West

Senator David Perdue (R-Ga.) took office in January, 2015.

Prior to being elected to the Senate, Mr. Perdue spent decades in the private sector, rising to CEO of Reebok and later Dollar General. His 2014 Senate bid was his first run for political office, and he has emphasized his business background both as a candidate and as a United States Senator.

Since taking office, Senator Perdue has supported infrastructure projects such as the deepening of the Port of Savannah, as well as fiscal accountability issues including pressing for an audit of the Department of Defense. He frequently works closely with President Trump. Senator Perdue joins Merion West’s editor Erich Prince to discuss his experience as a businessperson-turned-politician, bringing private sector concepts to Washington, and his strong support for term limits for members of Congress.

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Our Military Will Pay The Price If No Budget Deal Is Reached

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The US military will pay the price if no budget deal is reached
By U.S. Senator David Perdue
July 15, 2019

Right now, Congress is teetering on the edge of a slippery slope that could damage our military capabilities for generations and jeopardize our ability to deal with China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and terrorism.

When President Donald Trump took office in January 2017, the United States military faced a serious readiness crisis. Two-thirds of the Navy’s F/A-18 fighter jets were not mission-capable. Only three of the Army’s 58 brigade combat teams could be called upon to fight that night. Maintenance was backlogged for years. Critical training exercises had been cut. Qualified technicians were leaving the service.

President Trump has taken action to rebuild readiness, modernize our forces and restore our competitive advantage. He launched a new National Defense Strategy to focus on 21st century threats and deter near-peer competitors like Russia and China.

We have since reinvested in our military, and as a result, readiness is on the rise and modernization efforts are underway. But much of this progress will be lost if Congress and the White House do not come to an immediate agreement on a funding plan for the upcoming fiscal year.

Budget negotiations have been going on for months, but little progress has been made. Congress only has so long until the end of the fiscal year, on Sept. 30. As a result, lawmakers and the administration have openly discussed the possibility of a one-year continuing resolution.

The use of a CR would be a grave mistake. It will kill our military’s readiness recovery effort and devastate our defense capability.

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Perdue Pushes Peers On Funding

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Editorial: Perdue pushes peers on funding
The Savannah Morning News Editorial Board

Retailers know one way to spur consumers to action during the holiday season is to note Christmas Day’s rapid approach.

In that spirit, Georgia Sen. David Perdue is reminding his fellow lawmakers that there only 20 legislative days left until the next government shutdown.

Perdue flew back to Washington, D.C., on Monday, stopping for a visit with this publication’s editorial board en route to Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport. The looming deadline was foremost on his mind, and his concerns went beyond avoiding another petty, partisan stare down such as the one that partially closed the government for 35 days earlier this year.

Perdue, a first-term Republican, will insist legislators consider passing new budget measures rather than continuing resolutions. The latter is a stopgap measure, maintaining appropriations at the same levels as the previous fiscal year, and the fallout would significantly impact the Savannah region.

Continuing resolutions would delay funding committed to the Savannah harbor deepening and for area military programs for a year, Perdue said. President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed substantial funding increases for those projects, including $130 million to finish dredging the shipping channel.

“We need to move forward,” Perdue said. “Nobody should go home until a budget deal is done.”

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