David Perdue

we have had a lot of action today in the Senate, which is unusual here, and I wish to address it. I would like to address this to the people in Texas, Louisiana, and to all of those who just experienced the devastating results and the…

this legislation is important because it will offer the Purple Heart the same types of legal protections currently in place for the Medal of Honor and help put an end to profiteering off of the sacrifice of our great American heroes. I…

I ask unanimous consent that the Perdue substitute amendment be considered and agreed to, the bill, as amended, be considered read a third time and passed, and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The…

I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be discharged from further consideration of S. 765 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk…

I ask unanimous consent that if the Senate receives H.J. Res. 76 from the House, and if the text of H.J. Res. 76 is identical to the text at the desk, that the joint resolution be considered passed, the preamble be considered agreed to…

I ask unanimous consent that the Senate stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 11:19 p.m., adjourned until Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at 12 noon. ____________________

it is nice to see you here at 11 p.m. on Monday night. One of the privileges we have of being in the majority is that we get to preside over the U.S. Senate, so we can listen to all of our colleagues talk to this august body. I have been…

if there is no further business to come before the Senate, I ask unanimous consent that it stand adjourned under the previous order. There being no objection, the Senate, at 6:57 p.m., adjourned until Thursday, July 13, 2017, at 12:30 p.m…

I ask unanimous consent that when the Senate completes its business today, it adjourn until 12:30 p.m., Thursday, July 13; further, that following the prayer and pledge, the morning hour be deemed expired, the Journal of proceedings be…

I rise today to speak about a train wreck that is coming to our country right before our very eyes. Yesterday, the Federal Reserve, for the fourth time in the last year and a half, increased the Federal discount rate by one-quarter point…

we have 50 workdays in the Senate before the end of this fiscal year--50 days. That does not include the 5 weeks we will be gone during the August State work weeks. I rise tonight to talk about what happens September 30. September is the…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Budget Process

we have got about $20 trillion of debt all in

I promise you we will be good hosts in Georgia.

I rise tonight to speak briefly about our new Secretary of Agriculture, my first cousin Sonny Perdue. I grew up with this man. I probably know too much about him, but we won't go there tonight. He grew up on a farm. He became a doctor of…

it is humbling to be on the floor of the U.S. Senate with colleagues like Senator Lankford from Oklahoma. It is an honor to listen to his words, to his heart, on an issue like today because this is, I believe, a historic day. On January 31…

I rise today to speak about one of the greatest honors and privileges that we enjoy here in the Senate. As outlined in article II, Section 2, of the Constitution, one of the real honors of serving here in the Senate is the opportunity to…

It looks to me like what we have done is incented the consolidation of an industry where we want to break up larger banks in theory.

I will absolutely be an advocate of that for the betterment.

I can think of no one in the United States more qualified to be the next Secretary of Agriculture.

I am very concerned that the economic miracle of our lifetime, the last 70 years, in my humble opinion has been based on innovation, capital formation, and the rule of law.

I find it on balance to be a very supportive and constructive agency, so let us put that on the record.

I have a problem with regulations that are unnecessarily complex, a real problem with it, because it leads to a lot of things.

For the sake of the Republic, I am going to withhold questions today.

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