Johnny Isakson

Big business is not necessarily a bad thing in America.

Don't take any offense to this statement, but as somebody who has been on the other side--and I respect lawyers, especially my own, so I have nothing against lawyers.

I appreciate homebuilders very much. I couldn't have educated my kids had it not been for homebuilders building houses to sell.

That means you would go from employer responsibility for 140 people to 4,305.

I would be very concerned about staying in business with doing the same amount of homes with 4,000.

You'd be doing no more business. You'd be doing the same business.

We have to be very careful about castigating people generically.

S. 901 will help us to take care of our veterans and streamline the bloated and inefficient adjudication system.

We believe, as citizens, that Congress should fund their constitutional mandates first.

Next time you go out to eat, you might want to check where the seafood comes from.

I commit to him, as I have privately, then we are going to see to it that we explore thoroughly the causation of various diseases that take place, and when we find conclusive scientific evidence, we will move accordingly.

I have introduced S. 2081, which would extend the Secretary's authority for an additional 15 years.

I very much regret that this authority, which Congress has provided the Secretary for the last 15 years, was not included in the extenders package that the Senate passed last week.

There are far too many responsible positions in the VA where the title is acting. That does not send the right signal to our veterans nor the people they work for

We get competing information.

I would like the record to reflect that while the Ranking Member was gone, I spoke favorably about his legislation.

There does not seem to be a catalyst to bring people together.

I believe this Nation has an obligation that it has shirked unwisely and unforgivably.

Thank you very much, Senator.

The goal is a more level playing field for American competition.

I thank all of you for your testimony. You've testified to a great advertisement for Senator Warner's and Senator Isakson's bill on care coordination.

I'm very proud of Georgia State University.

I thank the ranking member for his comments. This is the first step for reform in the VA. We are beginning to move in the right direction. I urge a ``yes'' vote. ____________________

Exactly. With one exception. If it is a modification to a CBOC or a clinic or something like that, that is a smaller allocation or a smaller appropriation. Maybe anything under $25 million, they might do, but anything over $25 million…

I commend you all for your tireless efforts to ensure that America fulfills its obligations to our current servicemembers, veterans, and their families.