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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 close. In august i decided to tell my wife about it, and we decided to go ahead and retire at the end of december, which ive announced and said i was going to do. The governor of georgia is making an appointment to take my place and you might look in the history books, current history and it might have an isakson in the glossary, but i doubt it. I have been here for 15 years. This is the most enjo ....
Somebody do it who wouldnt be hampered. Im not hampered yet. Im pretty tough. But its getting close. In august i decided to tell my wife about it, and we decided to go ahead and retire at the end of december, which ive announced and said i was going to do. The governor of georgia is making an appointment to take my place and you might look in the history books, current history and it might have an isakson in the glossary, but i doubt it. I have been here for 15 years. This is the most enjoyable thing i have ever done in my life, to be part of the United States senate. Politicians get a bad rap, a real bad rap. Some will take pot shots at people who are politicians and serve the people in their community. I never do that, not because i am one but because i am one i know what you have to do. Its a tough job. If its not done right, it doesnt get done the way it should for people there. So im making sure that when i leave, the last thi ....
Agencies would deploy to mississippi to rendezvous with the team heading back from Hurricane Harvey but rerouted to florida. It was a scramble to be able to go. And certifications necessary. Reporter Second Harvest food bank is part of a nationwide network getting ready to ship food. They are preparing for irma. There is only so much you can. O for a disaster when you know where its going to hit. There is a frustration of the waiting game and we have to wait. Reporter the fire chief who led a rescue effort in florida during hurricane wilma in 2005 says crews will have to deal with the different climate and terrain. A lot of different sectors. You got alligators and snakes and things we dont typically think about over here to that extent. We have snakes but not the snakes that swim on water. Reporter again, Task Force Four ....