On the recordFebruary 3, 2020
I am honored and humbled to stand before you today as Georgia's and our country's newest U.S. Senator. As the 100th Senator, I have spent the least time in Washington, but as the least senior Senator, I am also the most recently attached to the private sector, where the vast majority of Americans live and work. I am intensely aware of the needs and the expectations that Americans hold for us. Just 2 months ago, I left nearly a three-decade business career to serve the great people of Georgia and our Nation, but being here in this respected, historic Chamber is a very long way from where I started. I was born and raised as the fourth generation of corn and soybean farmers, and I grew up working in our fields and with our cattle on the feedlot. I waitressed and sold watches and shoes to put myself through school. Then I moved around the country to pursue my dream of a business career. I have been a job seeker and a job creator. I haven't spent my life trying to get to Washington, but I worked hard to stand where I am today. I have lived the American dream, and each day, I remember where I came from, and I am proud of my beginnings. While I am an outsider to politics, I am not new to getting results. I came here to get things done for the people of Georgia. So why does all of this matter today, in this historic moment right now, just 2 days from my vote to acquit President Trump?…
