Johnny Isakson: “I rise for a couple of moments in morning business to pay tribute to the Senate and what we have done this past year. We…”

“I rise for a couple of moments in morning business to pay tribute to the Senate and what we have done this past year. We think we are easing towards going home. We think we are easing towards finishing the year, and everybody is excited about that. We have talked about a lot of things we haven't done. Let's talk about what we have done, because I think this has been the most successful time I have had in Washington for 20 years. As chairman of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, we have had the best success we have ever had for the most important people in the country we love--our military in the United States of America. I want everybody to remember four things to take home that you have done to see to it that our men and women who fight for us and keep us safe get treated the way they should every day. No. 1 is the VA MISSION Act. After a number of years, when we started moving towards a way to get better appointments, better timing, and better results for our veterans, we finally came together with the VA MISSION Act. We saw to it that if a veteran needed health needs met, he got them when he needed them, not when it was convenient for him to get them. If the VA couldn't provide them, the private sector could. He could go to the private sector. We have done everything we can to expand accessibility to quality healthcare. Our vets are the most important assets we have. The second is the accountability bill.…”