Johnny Isakson: “Well, let me just give you the closing, and I will leave all the juicy parts for later on. We will talk about those in…”

“Well, let me just give you the closing, and I will leave all the juicy parts for later on. We will talk about those in the press release. The story that should be read about this appropriations bill is we are not letting our veterans down. We are uplifting our veterans, and we are seeing to it they get what they deserve. We are seeing to it that the problems we have seen illustrated in the papers of the United States of America are being fixed. The VA is a work in progress. There will still be problems but not because of attitude or lack of funding and not because of a lack of commitment by this Congress. We are going to do what our veterans did for us. We are going to stand ground, we are going to take the hill, we are going to hold the hill, and we are going to see to it that those who fought and died for the United States of America are rewarded, not only for themselves and for their health care but for their retirement benefits and for their loved ones as well. I commend Senator Tester on what he has done, Senator Kirk for what he has done, and all the members of the committee. I yield back the remainder of the time to the distinguished Senator from Montana, who can call me Johnny any time he wants to. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Montana.”