Johnny Isakson: “I want to associate myself with Senator Hatch's remarks about your service and my appreciation for what you have done…”

Success now and in the future will require close collaboration between the VA and Congress, a focus on engagement as well as accountability.

I just want to say to the gentleman from Ohio that I have been to the Edmund Pettus Bridge. I went there with John Lewis. John Lewis is a great American. I supported title V and the Civil Rights Act. So I appreciate your remarks and your…

It's deplorable what he said.

You are a great chairman. You are a great friend. You are a great example to our country.