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Johnny Isakson was a prominent Republican politician from Georgia who served as a United States Senator from 2005 until his resignation in 2019. Prior to his Senate tenure, he was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1999 to 2005. Throughout his political career, Isakson was known for his focus on issues such as education, healthcare, and veterans' affairs, often advocating for policies that supported these areas. He played a significant role in various legislative efforts, including those related to nuclear energy and environmental regulations.
on the evening of June 8, this past Sunday, in Gainesville, GA, CAPT William Hall Davison, U.S. Navy retired, passed away. It was a significant day in our family for many reasons. He is my wife's father. He is my children's grandfather. He…
I ask unanimous consent that I be recognized for up to 3 minutes and that immediately following my remarks the Senator from Iowa, Mr. Harkin, be recognized for as much time as he might consume. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there objection…
I request the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There appears to be a sufficient second. The clerk will call the roll. The assistant legislative clerk called the roll.
I rise for a moment to talk about the Sylvia Burwell nomination, pending confirmation to be Secretary of Labor at HHS, and also to talk about the Affordable Care Act, because you can't separate the two. I have the good fortune of being on…
on the last Monday of every May our country pauses to commemorate Memorial Day and honor the men and women who died in wars around the world in defense of freedom, liberty, peace, and the United States of America. This coming Monday is no…
I ask unanimous consent to address the Senate for up to 5 minutes as if in morning business. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. ____________________
To Senator Murray, if I could talk about our staff. Tom Nguyen is behind me. I could not have done what I did in this bill without Tom Nguyen, and Senator Murray has an outstanding staff who worked for us. I wish to have the Record include…
I thank the Senator from Washington for her overly kind remarks with regard to my participation. To reiterate and underline what is in fact true, we were a team for 8 years when we both chaired and were ranking member of the Subcommittee…
Senator Isakson, we hope that you will make it way past 69, and when you get up to age 89, if you do not have life annuities, you could well be running out of resources, and many American citizens will be in that position.
We have a problem. Social Security is not working. It is going negative. We have to fix it.
this year Congress has not particularly been noted for much of an accomplishment of anything. We have been in cloture atrophy and we have been in political atrophy, but we are about to change that for a day. I want to pause for a moment…
Social Security may have been intended as that letter you read from 1935 portended. It may have been intended to be your retirement program, but we all know we cannot afford a program that would be a retirement program in the 21st century.
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