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Feb 07 2017

David Perdue & His $23,400 Vote for DeVos

Release:  Tuesday, February 7, 2017  

Atlanta, GA – Today, billionaire Betsy DeVos joined the Trump administration’s swamp cabinet as the next Secretary of Education. DeVos and her family have spent millions of dollars pushing a for-profit schools agenda…and large sums of campaign cash to the very Senators who just voted to confirm her nomination. Including Senator David Perdue:

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From the Huffington Post:

Fifty Republican senators stuck with billionaire heiress and conservative mega-donor Betsy DeVos, making it possible for her to be confirmed as secretary of education on Tuesday. DeVos and her wealthy family had previously helped fund the campaigns and super PACs that make it possible for GOP senators to win election. 

Betsy DeVos has personally donated $115,000 to the current crop of Republican senators since 1980. Those lawmakers received more than $950,000 from the full DeVos family over the same period. The family has further donated $8.3 million to Republican Party super PACs in the past two election cycles.

… During her confirmation hearing, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) asked DeVos whether it is true that her family had donated $200 million to support the Republican Party going back over the years.

“That’s possible,” she answered.

According the report above, David Perdue—in office for two years—received $23,400 from the DeVos family. Chuck Grassley of Iowa, serving in the Senate since 1981, received close to $2000 less than Perdue.

“David Perdue just gave sweeping authority of a department he believes should be defunded to a well-heeled campaign contributor who has spent the last several years undermining public education. We must send a message to Senator Perdue that Georgians deserve to know that our leaders in Washington and their votes cannot be bought. We’re better than that, and our children deserve better than that.” – Rebecca DeHart, Executive Director

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Written by PNM Admin · Categorized: Georgia Democrats, Georgia Republicans, Press Releases · Tagged: Betsy DeVos, David Perdue, Rebecca DeHart

Feb 07 2017

We need your voice on Betsy DeVos

 

Friends—

 

Today, the Senate is schedule to vote on whether to confirm Betsy DeVos as the next Secretary of Education.

 

DeVos is a billionaire who has spent her career and untold millions of dollars to defund public education and benefit for-profit schools.

 

As Democrats, we MUST send a message to Senator Johnny Isakson and Senator David Perdue that DeVos is an unacceptable pick and we will hold them accountable for their votes. We need YOU to contact our senators and urge them to vote NO on DeVos. Here’s how:

 

 

Senator Johnny Isakson

One Overton Park,

3625 Cumberland Blvd, Suite 970

Atlanta, GA 30339

Washington – (202) 224-3643

Atlanta – (770) 661-0999

Email

Senator David Perdue

191 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 3250

Atlanta, GA 30303

Washington – (202) 224-3521

Atlanta – (404) 865-0087

Email

You can also use the Democrats’ call tool at this link.

 

 

Yours in solidarity,

 

Georgia Democrats

 

 

Written by PNM Admin · Categorized: Georgia Democrats, National Democrats · Tagged: Betsy DeVos, Donald Trump, education

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