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On the recordNovember 14, 2022
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 4359) to designate the regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs in metropolitan Atlanta as the ``Senator Johnny Isakson Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office'', and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 4359 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Senator Johnny Isakson VA Regional Office Act of 2022''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) John Hardy Isakson, known as ``Johnny'', was born December 28, 1944, in Atlanta, Georgia, to Julia Isakson and Edwin Andrew Isakson. (2) Johnny Isakson graduated from the University of Georgia in 1966 with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. (3) In 1966, Johnny Isakson enlisted in the Georgia Air National Guard, serving until 1972 and attaining the rank of Staff Sergeant. (4) Johnny Isakson gained success in private business, serving for 22 years as a real estate executive and growing his business into one of the largest of its kind in both Georgia and in the United States. (5) Johnny Isakson was elected to the Georgia General Assembly in 1976, serving in the State House of Representatives until 1990. (6) Johnny Isakson was elected to the Georgia State Senate in 1992, serving until 1996.…
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Mark Takano
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