Political Quotes

“I wanted to spend a few moments to recognize my colleague and friend, Senator Isakson from Georgia. When I first came to the Senate in 2009--a decade ago, it surprises me to say--I was on the Banking Committee. We were in the middle of the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, and millions of Americans were losing their homes each month. We held a hearing on housing, and I remember Senator Isakson coming to testify because, before he was in politics, he had spent several years in the private sector working in real estate. I appreciated that moment because, one, I had also spent some time in business before politics, and two, because it was so refreshing to hear from someone who actually knew what they were talking about. Over the past 10 years, I have had the benefit of Senator Isakson's experience, friendship, and wisdom on both the HELP and Finance Committees. In Johnny, so many of us have had a model for how to get things done even in this moment of partisan division. He was a welcome throwback to a time when people didn't come to this town just to spend every moment on cable news but to get things done for the people they came here to represent. Johnny's record suggests there is nothing quaint or naive about that approach to the work because over his 15 years in the Senate, he has managed to secure quite a few bipartisan accomplishments, including several things we have worked on together.…”