Michelle Nunn Meets With Georgia Farm Bureau, Highlights How Perdue Would Have Blocked Their Top Priority

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Today, Michelle Nunn, former CEO of the Points of Light Foundation and candidate for U.S. Senate, met with the Georgia Farm Bureau to discuss the importance of agriculture to Georgia's economy. Nunn contrasted her support for the Farm Bill with Perdue's opposition, saying how it showed David Perdue would be part of the problem Georgia voters see in Washington.

"David Perdue may be a fresh face, but he's proven that he would bring the same 'my way or the highway' approach that Georgians are sick of seeing in Washington. His opposition to the bipartisan Farm Bill -- the top priority of Georgia farmers -- is a great example of that," said Nunn. "Instead of siding with Senator Chambliss and Georgia's farmers in supporting the compromise, Perdue said he would have blocked the bill -- hurting Georgia farmers who have been denied certainty from Washington for far too long."

The bipartisan Farm Bill received the backing of Georgia's senior political leadership, including Senators Chambliss and Isakson, as well as the American Farm Bureau and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce. Despite this, David Perdue has repeatedly expressed his opposition to Georgia farmer's #1 priority.

Senator Chambliss said, "I believe this legislation is vitally important to the farmers, ranchers and consumers of Georgia, as well as those across this great nation, and there is no single piece of legislation that impacts as many people in my state as this one."

Perdue's lack of support for the Farm Bill would have hurt Georgia's families and damaged our economy. Experts warned that if the bill hadn't passed, food prices for individuals would have soared, and Georgia Agricultural Commissioner Gary Black similarly predicted major consequences saying: "If this one expires, we would go back to the 1949 law which, quite frankly, with the cost escalators involved in that, this country could not afford."

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