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Johnny Isakson

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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.

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May 23, 2016

There is no Member of our Committee that I know of who has made a statement one way or another that it is in any way possible for anybody to believe that we are for privatizing the VA, first and foremost.

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May 23, 2016

We must reform the appeals process. We have to improve VA's programs for providing care in the community...

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May 23, 2016

We passed the Veterans First bill out of this Committee unanimously...

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May 23, 2016

I am very hopeful, in fact, optimistic, that we can bring the Veterans First Act to a successful conclusion...

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May 23, 2016

The VFW supports most aspects of the Care Veterans Deserve Act of 2016, but we have serious concerns with the bill's significant expansion of the Choice program.

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May 23, 2016

I want to thank everyone from the VSOs for their testimony and the members of the Veterans Administration for their testimony in the previous panel.

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May 23, 2016

it enhances Choice access for veterans to get provider agreements and things like that for care in the community, but it in no way moves toward the VA going out of business and privatizing the VA.

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May 23, 2016

What do we say to the veterans who have been waiting, 445,000 of them?

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May 23, 2016

The objective that we set out to achieve here is for most appeals to be resolved within a year or less.

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May 19, 2016

last night I was off the floor when Senator McCain of Arizona offered an amendment regarding the Veterans Choice bill. Before the decision is made, I wish to memorialize my support for the McCain amendment. As chairman of the Veterans'…

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May 18, 2016

And without objection, I will note that we are all going to be out of here pretty fast, because we have votes coming up pretty soon.

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May 18, 2016

Today's hearing will review two treaties that will advance U.S. interests in the agricultural and financial sectors.

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