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Health Care | Georgia

Appointed Senator Loeffler Votes to Strip Health Care from Veterans

By Chai Karve on December 18, 2020.

According to a review by American Ledger, unelected Senator Kelly Loeffler has repeatedly supported policies that would disproportionately harm Georgia’s nearly 700,000 veterans. In less than one year in office, Loeffler has supported a complete repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and has opposed fully funding the United States Postal Service that veterans rely on for prescription medication through the VA.

Coronavirus | Georgia

Loeffler Skips Out On Veterans Health Care Hearings Amid Deadly Pandemic

By Chai Karve on December 18, 2020.

According to a review by American Ledger, appointed Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler skipped nearly 30% of her Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee hearings during her first term in office, including hearings on measures to protect veterans’ health care amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

Nearly 700,000 veterans live in the state...

Accountability | Georgia

Perdue Stands to Personally Profit From His Votes For Social Security Privatization

By Chai Karve on December 17, 2020.

According to a review by American Ledger, Republican Senator David Perdue repeatedly supported the privatization of Social Security, a policy change that would benefit his Wall Street campaign donors and be a boon to his personal investments.

Between 2015 and 2017, Perdue voted three times to advance...

Corruption & Secrecy | Georgia

Exclusive Footage: Perdue Launched Political Career Under Confederate Flag

By Chai Karve on July 28, 2020.

According to previously unreported footage obtained by American Ledger, in July 2014 Georgia Republican Senator David Perdue launched his first campaign for the United States Senate under the shadow of the Confederate flag. 

Accountability | Georgia

Loeffler Claimed Her $740 Million Business Was A “Small Startup”

By Cole Driver on March 19, 2020.

In an interview on the Daily Signal podcast on March 13, unelected Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler claimed the business she owned before being appointed Senator was a “small startup” despite that business being valued at approximately $740 million. 

Accountability | Georgia

Perdue Ditches Hearing With Military Families to Rub Elbows With Wealthy Donors

By Cole Driver on February 7, 2020.

According to a report by WXIA Atlanta, last February Georgia Sen. David Perdue scrapped his plans to attend a Senate subcommittee hearing on affordable housing for military families in favor of a special access, high dollar fundraiser to pad the coffers for his reelection.
At the time, Perdue stated that he was forced to miss the hearing due to a “boardroom” meeting with constituents. Turns out, his constituents are just rich donors.

Immigration | Georgia

Perdue Compares Situation at Border to 9/11, Supports Trump Plan for Emergency Declaration

By on January 10, 2019.

Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., compared the security situation on the southern border to 9/11 in an interview Wednesday, calling it an unprecedented threat despite a significant drop in illegal border crossings in the past decade.

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