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Lord, give our law lawmakers aing this upper for your words and a desire to apply your knowledge in their daily work. We pray in your merciful name. Amen. The president pro tempore please join me in the please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Mr. Mcconnell mr. President . The presiding officer the majority leader. Mr. Mcconnell the eyes of the nation are on the senate. For days now weve been engag...

Mr. Isakson madam president. The presiding officer the senator from georgia. Mr. Isakson madam president , i ask unanimous consent to be able to address the senate. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Isakson thank you, madam president. Its an honor to be here today on whats not my last day but everybody is acting like it. A few months ago i had to an announce that after much consideration to be able to serve the people of georgia, when i knew i couldnt do the job i was going to quit and let somebody do it who wouldnt be hampered. Im not hampered yet. Im pretty tough. But its getting ...

Isakson, who is i retiring befoe the end of the year. Over the last few months, thereve been numerous tributes here on the senate floor. Hes been called a real friend and mentor, humbled and tenacious, they dont come any better and that is just by democrats. Thats one of the reasons i suggested that we have a lunch for Johnny Isakson that we are having this afternoon. Just like there is good reason to praise him in the way democrats did, theres good reason that during his chairmanship, his committee passed so many bipartisan bills, 57 to be exact, to help veterans. Its because he treated every...

Because i think of the people who have spoken on this floor since 1859, and im always measured in what i try to bring in terms of thought or whatever, but today is a special sense of responsibility. Senator coons and i have been chosen to lead our colleagues in honoring Johnny Isakson today. What we heard is historic, i believe. Its not the first time that weve had a speech on this floor that addressed that topic, nor will it be the last, i would predict. But we just heard johnny admonish us to judge with our conscience and our heart. And, with that, i feel somewhat unworthy to try to address ...

Someone thought there was a method to this madness we are back on the first floor you should watch this show just to see what goes on on times square take my word for it, there is stuff that goes on out there you dont want to miss you got to be 18 for some of this stuff we are ready to go. Brand new set. It is good to be here. We thank everyone for the love beautiful coloring and lights nothing was spared in terms of money for this. Look at this it looks like we are going to take off here. An elon musk designed set. We have that Federal Reserve Board Meeting coming up. Well hear that decision ...