Nunn Highlights Washington's Lack Of Progress On Commonsense Investments Like Deepening The Port Of Savannah

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NUNN: "We need to move forward on this crucial investment, and another Senator like David Perdue, who embraces the shutdown and the partisanship of Washington, is not going to get it done. You can't prosecute your way to a port."

Today in Savannah, Michelle Nunn, former CEO of the Points of Light Foundation and candidate for U.S. Senate, met with civic leaders, visited a non-profit, and discussed what Washington can learn from Georgia.

While in town, Nunn attended the 2014 Port of Savannah State of the Port Address where she talked with community civic leaders about the important role the port plays in Georgia's economy.

Nunn highlighted how Washington's dysfunction has prevented progress on commonsense measures like deepening the Port of Savannah. "Washington dragged its feet on the Port of Savannah," said Nunn. "We need to move forward on this crucial investment, and another Senator like David Perdue, who embraces the shutdown and the partisanship of Washington, is not going to get it done. You can't prosecute your way to a port."

Deepening the Port of Savannah has been a priority for Nunn, one she stressed in her 8 point jobs and entrepreneurship plan that aims to create certainty for businesses, lower the corporate tax rate and reduce the regulatory burden on small businesses. It also includes ideas like creating tax credits to bring back jobs from overseas.

While Michelle Nunn has spent her career building small volunteer organizations into global enterprises, David Perdue has said throughout the course of this campaign that Georgians should elect him based on his business record -- a record that includes helping companies ship Georgia jobs overseas and making millions while his employees found themselves worse off.

In the afternoon, Nunn volunteered at the Frank Callen Boys & Girls Club of Savannah and later joined campaign volunteers in grassroots outreach at the local field office. During Nunn's visit to the Boys and Girls Club of Savannah, she volunteered alongside students taking part in the organization's after school program.

Nunn has spent the last 26 years building organizations that empower volunteers to make a difference. While leading President George H.W. Bush's Points of Light Foundation, Nunn helped grow the organization into the world's largest organization dedicated to volunteer service. Nunn oversaw an annual budget of 30 million dollars with 250 affiliates in 22 countries around the world.

Nunn's life and her experience in the private and civic sectors have shown her that often times through collaboration and self-empowerment individuals and communities can address critical problems and make change, and that government is not always the answer.

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