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On the recordApril 1, 2019
Thank you. I appreciate that, I think. Madam President, I am not going to talk about judges and appointments and things of that nature. I could talk about them. That is a big issue for us coming up. I want to talk about people--American citizens, farmers, ranchers, people who make our food supply happen, people who make our country happen and our economy happen, et cetera. Georgia is one of a number of States that supposedly had gotten some kind of disaster benefit some time back. We have had hurricanes, floods, and storms. California has had great fires. We had an earthquake in Alaska. We had volcanoes in Hawaii. This has been one of the most devastating years--and the past couple of years now--we have ever had, and, historically, we have always passed disaster bills to help our citizens who are put out of business, basically, by disaster to at least get their feet back under them. We have helped people get healthcare. We have helped people get housing benefits. We have helped people do a lot of things just to get their families put back together--people like these folks right here. I just want to remind myself from this picture here that we have the Moss family. We have others who are here who raise cotton, raise peanuts, and raise pecans. Georgia is now No. 1 in the U.S. of pecans. Pecans are a huge cash crop for us. Of course, Savannah, in my State, ships ton after ton all year long.…
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Johnny Isakson
Republican · Georgia

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