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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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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David’s Conversation With Erick Erickson At The Resurgent Gathering 2019

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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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David Talks Funding Process & Trade On Fox Business

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David Discusses His Plan To Fix Washington’s Broken Funding Process

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Perdue Touts ‘Economic Turnaround’ at CPAC

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Georgia Lawmaker Touts ‘Greatest Economic Turnaround’ Under Trump
Rachel del Guidice
The Daily Signal 

A Georgia lawmaker and former business executive says the economy is seeing historic gains under President Donald Trump.

“This is the greatest economic turnaround in U.S. history, 5 million new jobs … we’re growing the economy,” Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., told the Thursday morning crowd of conservatives gathered at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

“The Obama administration … by the way, that was eight years [of] the lowest economic growth in U.S. history,” Perdue said.

He said that all Americans, not just some, are seeing the benefits of the Trump economy, especially since the president signed Republican lawmakers’ tax cuts into law on Dec. 22, 2017.

“We’ve got … the lowest unemployment in 50 years, [and the] lowest African-American, Asian, and Hispanic unemployment ever,” Perdue said. “So this is moving in the right direction.”

Perdue spoke during a discussion of the national debt moderated by Tim Chapman, executive director of Heritage Action for America, the lobbying arm of The Heritage Foundation.

“Taxes were not the government’s money in the first place,” Chapman said at one point. “It was the people’s money in the first place.”

Perdue also touted the success of Republicans’ tax reform package, which Adam Michel, an analyst on tax policy and the federal budget at The Heritage Foundation, says has allowed a typical family of four to get a $2,917 tax cut this year.

Over the next 10 years, due to the growing economy, Michel predicts, an ordinary American “will benefit from over $26,000 more in take-home pay, or $44,697 for a family of four.”

“What we found is, if [we] do the right things and what we believe, we can get good results,” Perdue, former CEO of Dollar General, said. “We passed the historic tax bill …  and last year alone, a trillion dollars of our [corporate] inversion gross profits came back into the economy. So collectively, we’ve freed up about $6 trillion to go back into this economy.”

Perdue charged the CPAC crowd to keep their lawmakers honest.

“I believe that we, you and I, can have an impact on this town, but we have got to maintain accountability of the people that we put in office,” he said.

CPAC, the largest annual national gathering of conservative activists, runs through Saturday at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, just outside Washington.

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David Discusses The National Debt At CPAC

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David Discusses North Korea & The $22 Trillion Debt On Fox Business

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Year Of The Turnaround

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2018 Was The Year Of The Turnaround
By Sen. David Perdue (R-GA)

America is experiencing the greatest economic turnaround in U.S. history. Two weeks after President Donald Trump was inaugurated, I was in a small meeting in the Oval Office to establish the agenda for 2017 and 2018. He said that job one was to grow the economy, and he laid out a plan to focus on regulations, energy, taxes and Dodd-Frank. President Trump’s agenda is working.

When I ran for the U.S. Senate in 2014, I talked about how $6 trillion was not at work in our economy. By rolling back regulations, undoing the most onerous parts of Dodd-Frank and changing the tax code to end the archaic repatriation tax, we’ve begun freeing up that $6 trillion to work in our economy. Look at the results.

More than 4 million new jobs have been created. Middle-class income is the highest it’s ever been. Total unemployment is at a 50-year low. African-American unemployment is the lowest ever recorded. More than 1,500 bureaucrats have been fired at the VA for poor performance. Consumer confidence is at a 20-year high. Small business optimism is at a 35-year high.

President Trump promised to be there for farmers in Georgia and around the country. In December, we got a good Farm Bill across the finish line.

The U.S. Senate has taken action to fill judicial vacancies. Eighty-five federal judges have been confirmed. Nearly one out of every six circuit court judges was nominated by President Trump.

President Trump has been successful in getting European nations to commit to paying more for NATO. We’ve begun rebuilding our military. We are closer to a level playing field for American workers and businesses because of new trade deals with South Korea and Canada and Mexico. We have brought China to the trade table and are working toward zero tariffs with the European Union. We have rebuilt relationships with important allies.

After years of disinvestment, President Trump had to rebuild our military and get our readiness going again. Georgia is playing a major role in this effort. Robins Air Force Base has been named the home of the Air Force’s Advanced Battle Management System. The Army’s Cyber Command and Cyber School of Excellence continue to build their capability in Augusta. Production of the Columbia Class submarines that are coming soon to Kings Bay has been boosted.

Georgia is also seeing the results of the economic turnaround. Household income in Georgia grew by 4.3 percent in 2017. The population of Georgians living below the poverty line is the lowest it’s been since 2006. Unemployment claims in Georgia fell by 17 percent in 2017 and are the lowest they’ve been in 44 years.

These are the results of policies that boost private sector job creation and grow the economy, not government. Thanks to 16 years of leadership under Govs. Sonny Perdue and Nathan Deal, Georgia has been named the best state in the country in which to do business for six straight years. Just as I worked with Gov. Deal, I am already working with Gov.-elect Brian Kemp to ensure Georgia remains the best state in the country in which to do business.

There’s much more work to do. Health care, immigration and infrastructure are at the top of the president’s agenda for this year.

Unfortunately, Democrats have shown they will do whatever it takes to obstruct this president’s agenda, including shutting down the government. Political self-interest cannot continue to come before the national interest. We must break through the gridlock in order to deal with the big issues, including the $21 trillion debt crisis. This year’s economic growth is the first step toward tackling this debt. Now it’s time for action to change Washington’s broken budget process, cut redundant agencies, save Social Security and Medicare, and get after spiraling health care costs. Each of these is critical to dealing with the debt over the long-term.

The results of 2018 are not just Republican talking points. They are American accomplishments, some of which were done with bipartisan support. In 2019, we have to keep up the momentum. At the federal level, the key question in 2019 will be whether House Democrats will work with the president to legislate, or will they yield to political self-interest and only investigate?

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