Johnny Isakson: “first of all, I thank Leader Reid and Leader McConnell for bringing this resolution forward in a very timely fashion. We…”

“first of all, I thank Leader Reid and Leader McConnell for bringing this resolution forward in a very timely fashion. We learned during the lunch hour today that Representative Charlie Norwood of Georgia passed away, a victim of cancer. Charlie had been fighting valiantly that disease for over 3 years, having a lung transplant, and, unfortunately--after the transplant's success for a year and Charlie doing well--cancer occurred in one lung and then transferred to his liver. His wife Gloria has been an absolutely wonderful human being, seeing to it that Charlie continued to do his work in the House of Representatives, even though suffering greatly from the effects of the cancer that reoccurred. Charlie Norwood was elected in 1994 and was a classmate and fellow representative with many of us here--Senator Coburn, Senator Graham, Senator Lincoln, Senator Chambliss, and myself. On behalf of all of us who have had the chance to serve with Charlie Norwood, we today pay tribute to his life, the great accomplishments he made on behalf of his district, and his untiring effort to bring about quality, affordable health care within the reach of every single American. He will be remembered for many things: his tenacity, his great sense of humor, his commitment to his district, and to his people.…”