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
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
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.