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David Perdue

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David Perdue is a Republican politician from Georgia who served as a United States Senator from 2015 to 2021. He was elected to the Senate after defeating incumbent Democrat Michelle Nunn in the 2014 election. During his time in office, Perdue focused on issues such as economic growth, job creation, and reducing government spending. He was a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee.

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Mar 8, 2017

Is the Air Force currently pursuing a JSTARS recap on a faster timeline to ensure that there is not a capability gap?

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Mar 8, 2017

What is being done to ensure there is not a JSTARS capability gap?

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Mar 8, 2017

I have a particular concern about what Russia is doing in our hemisphere.

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Mar 8, 2017

The F-15C is nearing the end of its economic service life.

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Mar 8, 2017

These conclusions are extremely troubling.

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Mar 8, 2017

In that environment, how do we develop a long-term strategic plan that helps us achieve what the general has said that our mission is?

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Mar 8, 2017

It looks to me they are bracketing us. They are already playing in our elections the same way they are playing in cyber warfare in Eastern Europe.

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Mar 8, 2017

What actions have you taken to ensure the Air Force can achieve a clean audit opinion by the end of fiscal year 2017, as is required by law?

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Mar 8, 2017

It is absolutely absurd that we are going to do that and tie your hands about allowing you to move money from one department to another.

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Mar 2, 2017

I rise today to speak in defense of a dear colleague of ours who is now the Attorney General of our Nation, Jeff Sessions. He is my friend. More importantly, he is a former colleague of this very body. He is a man of integrity. He is a man…

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Feb 15, 2017

I rise tonight to speak about the opportunity our country has to move this country forward. I appreciate the comments by my good friend from Michigan. I appreciate all the comments in this hallowed ground called the U.S. Senate. But I have…

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Feb 9, 2017

I rise tonight actually to support the confirmation of my friend and fellow Georgian and our next Health and Human Services Secretary, Dr. Tom Price. I have known Dr. Price personally and worked with him for quite some time. He is a…

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Feb 7, 2017

In 42 years, we've averaged two-and-a-half appropriations bills passed per year. That's the problem.

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Feb 7, 2017

I put four times the number of airplane hours as our average Air Force pilot.

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Feb 7, 2017

A lot of times we get to the problem without thanking you guys.

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Feb 7, 2017

I came into the Senate as a debt hawk and also a defense hawk. We've lost the luxury of choosing sides on this.

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Feb 7, 2017

We have had three periods of disinvestment in the military in the last 50 years.

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Feb 7, 2017

General Mattis 2 weeks ago actually said that the greatest threat to national security is our own Federal debt, and here's why.

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Feb 7, 2017

I mean, this is shocking to me, that the Federal Government has only a few things it's supposed to do. One of 6 reasons 13 colonies got together to start with was to defend and provide for the national defense.

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Feb 7, 2017

It's amazing to me how Congress and past administrations have allowed this to happen.

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Feb 7, 2017

This time, it is really serious because it comes on the back of the recaps that happened before then.

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Feb 7, 2017

We are in the throws, I think, of the worst military crisis we've had in our history.

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Feb 7, 2017

the best American, and I mean the very best, is in uniform.

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Feb 1, 2017

during the Presidential campaign last year, President Donald J. Trump promised the American people he would nominate an unwavering supporter of the U.S. Constitution to the Supreme Court. He has now kept that promise. I personally applaud…

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Jan 31, 2017

the dirtiest four-letter word in our English language today, and it threatens our Republic.

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