States senate, and in our country. Thank you t to say for all that you have done for us. First personally when i came to congress, you were one of the first individuals to and to give me advice and encouragement and to day, every time i see you, you do that. And you will never know how much means. I just want to publicly state isakson, senator isakson, is a hero for people country. S this your brilliant mind and your leadership will always be here. We say thank you from the bottom our heart. May god bless you and your family as you go into this next chapter. You. I yield back. Mr. Scott madam speaker, rise my colleagues and i to honor the legislative legacy and the life of my good friend and fellow georgia bulldog, u. S. Senator Johnny Isakson. 20 years, senator isakson have served the people of georgia and the United States congress. Tirelessly fighting for the people of georgia. Uring his tenure, senator isakson has been a bell weather for many in our belweather, many in our delegation and for a United States senator. It a eard it once i heard thousand times, wheres johnny on this . What does johnny think about this . Johnny on oken to this . E has offered counsel thats been learned through his 40 years of Public Service that is me and many of us in the georgia delegation and this nation. I have many personal stories about johnny. Some of them appropriate for the floor. Of them not. My first recollection with a call i maden is a friendager, i needed the ballot through box. Enator isakson picked up the phone. He said, i am not quite sure who spoke to senator isakson but way the next vote is going to go. Took. As all it over the tell you 30 years how much you meant to my family. Forward a sense of bipartisanship and working across the aisle for the good of all georgians. Hes played a key role in maintaining his reputation. I look forward to that special radition continuing in the coming legislative sessions. Public service is much more than service of the member. Its also the service of the family. Isakson, your children, your wonderful wife, diane, we extend our thanks for their to serve georgia and support our delegation and members. Legation their impact cannot be understated, and we look forward o you enjoying more time with diane and your entire family as you enter your next chapter. Decades, senator isakson and his family have faithfully served our state. Godliness and statesmanship will be greatly missed in it washington, d. C. Is faithful service to the great state of georgia is second mascot. Our beloved hes a giant among men and dogs, dedicated and deliberate, and its been an honor to work alongside him fighting for the people of georgia and the veterans of the United States of america. With that, i yield to my colleague and my fellow georgian, mr. Lewis. Mr. Lewis madam speaker, i thank my beloved for ague and my friend yielding. I would like to thank our mr. Scott, for rganizing this special order tribute to a great man, a being. Ul human le madam speaker madam speaker, i rise to recognize isakson, a son of georgia. Enator isakson is a special man, he is a goodman. I want to thank him for his in the Georgia State legislature and in the house of tes representatives and now in the United States senate. 25, 1999, i introduced johnny as the newest georgia the congressional delegation to the house of representatives. To congress as a graduate of the university of and a successful businessman. Before coming to congress, he a member of the national guard, the state House Minority leader, a and as the chair of the state board of education. Day, i said, he brought him. Lth of knowledge with colleagues to our that in his decades of Public Service in our home state, delivered a reputation, reputation as at a bridge builder, a man who has beliefs but also willing to work with others to get things done. Very quickly, members of the discover how te true this was. He senator does not make a lot f noise but he has the ability to the power, the capacity power. O we always found a way to come together, and we continued that was elected tohe the senate. Over the years, we worked issues, on many, many like transportation, water, veteran affairs. We always found a way to get good work o do the the people deserve. And time and time again, he us. Od up with uplift d with us to africanamericans in the state of georgia, to recognize martin als like dr. Luther king jr. And jackie robinson, native of georgia. Talk the talk. He literally walked the walk. Senator, you not only reauthorized the Voting Rights 2006, but a few years later, even coled the to ressional delegation selma, alabama. I want to say thank you for all and great work. Will of us who know you agree that you are always mindful, a warm and welcome gentleman in the truest sense of the word. Decades, you, senator, cross the that could aisle without compromising your values. Our constituents came over and your ing with you felt heard and respected. Hope you do not mind, but i would like to share a moment out for me and will always stand out for me as long as i live. To have very day. One morning before i was scheduled to read the 13th house floor, he you asked me to come and speak your staff about service and my own experiences. We had an honest and thoughtful discussion. It was one of my most meaningful experiences in my years in congress. I carry in my heart to this very day, this very moment, what you said. Years have passed since i stood on the very floor to introduce you to congress. As you to return private life with your beloved years have wi diane, of 51 years, and your wonderful, beautiful children and grandchildren, i would like to thank you, johnny, for your your f service, for service to our state, our nation. Wish you health and happiness a take some time to enjoy beautiful and wonderful life in he state of georgia. You have been very good to the people of the state of georgia. I am blessed to call you a friend and brother. Thank you so much. Mr. Speaker, it is almost difficult to yield back the time when i speak of this good and great leader in the state of georgia. Thank you, brother, for your service. I will come over to meet you, brother. Madam speaker, i wish all of america could be here to see that. Two icons from georgia embracing. What a wonderful sight that i think is representative of the days of the past and the days to come. And how we should Work Together. Thank you. Thank you both so much. So much for not just for what you do but who you are. Madam speaker, i now yield to my colleague, mr. Graves. Mr. Graves i thank representative scott for coordinating this hour of tribute to a dear, dear friend and how humbling it is to follow my good friend, representative lewis, who swore me in just the same, johnny, just over nine years ago right here in the same spot. We could take more than an hour this would certainly take more than an hour and i know this is a georgia delegation moment but senator, i am certain that if the house would allow that member after member from state after state would come down here and pay tribute the same as we are today. But as members, you know, we get up each and every day, we work hard to make sure our constituents have a great place to live and provide for their families. Its not often that we have the opportunity to share about the impact that a Single Person might have made on our very own lives. So today is one of those rare occasions for me, and i get to do that today through the recognition of one of georgias giants. And im going to do this today, senator, take the opportunity to share of our first interaction, my first introduction, my first introduction to senator isakson. It was november 6, 1990. I was just your average 20yearold College Student. I was apolitical. I was just looking for a free meal that night. I was an idealist. Very open minded. And i was invited that night by my roommate to attend a political gathering my roommate just happened to be the son of freddie stevens. Stevenson. Who is a dear friend of ours, senator. And that was my very First Political event ever that i had attended. It happened to be the Gubernatorial Election night celebration, or at least thats what i anticipated that night. I remember that evening as if it was yesterday, i know you can as well, as can so many others. Now the north georgia country boy irk didnt grow up in wealth or politics, i just worked hard every day just trying to get through each and every day. But that night, i was impacted. There was a lot of energy, there was excitement in the room and thats infectious, i know it is. But thats not what it was that night. I was impacted more so than anything by a Single Person. A person i didnt even know yet. A person that i would soon get to know very well,ment of the you might suggest i was prims impressed by his resume hurricanes history what all he had done. After all, we gloss over what has been accomplished but hes served in the Georgia Air National guard, he was 14 years in the Georgia House as a minority leader, he was cochair of a president ial campaign, president of one of the Largest Real Estate Companies in the country and yes, its been mentioned, he was a georgia bulldog, all that by 1990. Thats impressive but thats not what captured me that night. I was totally unaware of all those things. Nor could it have been his future because none of us knew. None of us knew what that height be yet, that was so many years ago. The fact that he would one day run and be elected to the state senate that he would be a candidate for u. S. Senate in 1996, that he would head the state school board, be elected to the u. S. House in 1999, sworn in by the great john lewis, and then fife years later elected to the United States senate as our senior senator. That was something so much more, johnny. Something more, there was so much more than that senator, that we had yet to know. It was more than your resume. It was more than your title. It was more than what you were going to accomplish that stirred me or stirred any individual. It was on that night in 1990 where a man i had never met with a name i certainly couldnt pronounce with a history that i didnt know or a a future yet untold, he caught my attention my first true interasting, my first impact by a political figure in my life was that night in 1990. When the results were not what they had hoped for or what the senator had hoped for at the time or what they had worked for and yet they were in a room of friends and supporters and had to address them that night. Now if you were an onlooker like me, a 20yearold College Student what do you expect . You expect maybe theres going to be bitterness. Theres going to be regret, some blaming, some dweistness, sounds so familiar certainly today. But it was different. Instead, Johnny Isakson took the stage with grace, with respect, with digmyity, with vision, and with a confidence that i never expected in a person. And whether he knew it that night at that time, the he chose to impact and he chose to inspire and he chose to inspire me. I know the story is not unique to me. I know its not. 45 years of stories like that, senator. I just happen to be one. He was paying forward before it was even a thing to do. And now 29 years later i can stand before each of you, i stand before you as one who served in the Georgia House for 7 1 2 years and now on my 10th year here in congress, a future still yet untold. I get to stand before you, senator and say thank you. Thank you. Thank you, senator, isakson, thank you for caring, thank you for being an example of what is needed so much today. Its with deep gratitude that i get to pay tribute in your farewell. To the one who might have lost an election in 1990 but won the trust of a 20yearold College Student that night. A true fighter for georgia. Great statesman. A dear friend. Thank you. Thank you so much. May god bless you in the days ahead. Thank you. Mr. Scott thank you, mr. Graves. I now yield to my friend and colleague, mr. Bishop. Mr. Bishop i thank the gentleman for yielding and i thank my colleagues for this special order, paying tribute to a good and great man. Winston churchill once said, you make your living by what you get. You make your life by what you give. My friend, Johnny Isakson, has given so much to so many for so life. E has truly made a Johnny Isakson has been a true statesman in his remarkable career as a Public Servant for georgians. I first met johnny in 1977 where we served together in the georgia general assembly. We developed a friendship which has endured through our Work Together in the state house, the u. S. House of representatives, and during his service as our georgia senator. Throughout his career hes not viewed issues from a partisan perspective. But from the good of all americans. Johnny served as a republican in both chambers of georgias state legislature but he was appointed by georgias democratic governor, zell miller, to be chairman of the Georgia State board of education. His integrity, his kindness, are invaluable qualities in a legislator and have no doubt been a defining measure of his success. Am honored to call johnny my friend. We will miss him in the delegation. His loss will be felt deeply. But we can all agree that he is very much deserving of a happy retirement spent with his wife diane and their children and grandchildren and we wish you the best, johnny. The poet said, isnt it strange in clouds and kings of paper and saw dust rings, and ommon people like you and me must build and make each stone a stumble block or steppingstone. People in georgia and across the world are so blessed that you have used your life and your career not as a stumbling block but as a steppingstone for a higher, better quality of life for humankind. Thank you and god bless you. Mr. Scott thank you, mr. Bishop, i want to thank mr. Isakson as well for his roled on the Veterans Affairs committee. He served our military veterans faithfully for many, many years and i want to yield the floor now to my friend and colleague, mr. Collins, one of the men who serves nuss multiple capacities both in the air force and as a member of congress. Mr. Collins thank you, i appreciate it. To be here, to hear just the accomplishments of senator isakson. Hes one of the people that you go along and find in life you have to know them by title or have to know them by last name. In the state of georgia, when you say johnny, Everybody Knows who youre talking about. Especially when it comes to our politics. For me, to rattle off everything thats already been said is breathtaking what you have cone and accomplished from business to career and those are things thats worthy of the page in your life. But for many of us here, just as my friends were saying earlier. Off personal attachment to many of us, whether you realize it or not. For those of us who come forward in Public Service and you need role models an mentors and hear about those who succeeded and failed and succeeded and failed which is something many of us have to get used to whether we want to or not. For me its watching you in the times when probably you didnt know you were being watched. It was a time it was the when i watched you as a young person in the state house in georgia, going to a meeting, and they recognized and said, you know, johnny is hear, would you like to say a few words . For most of us its struggling to come up with a couple of words that sound good together much less sentence bus Johnny Isakson would stand off and for five minutes would rattle off a speech you would swear had been honed for years and it touched the soul of everybody there. I was in awe and i watched you do it so many times. I was in awe and i watched you do it so many times. I listened in this business. Thats pretty impressive. Thats why you got stuff done. I remember every time id come to you and there would be times that i would be asking a question and i would go along and you would answer, you would listen and answer the question and i went away feeling better just by being with you. I remember when i talked to to you right after you announced that you were going to leave a big hole in our delegation. And the first thing you said to me when i picked the picked up the phone as you did almost every time, doug, thank you, youre doing a great job. Even when i knew that probably wasnt true. When you understand, though, what it takes to lift people up, you leave a mark. You leave a special mark. For those of us in politics who struggled, many times over the past few years, to go into groups that would call us names and not like us, even when they supposedly were on our side, i watched what you did. You would go into those groups, you would sneak . The back after the meeting started sneak in the back after the meeting started. They would see you there, they would recognize you, and you stood and you spoke, you never backed up, you never backed down. But you made a lot of converts simply by being there. For those of us in public or ce, if you showed me showed anybody anything, its being in the room, being a participant, listening to people and caring about them. Even if you disagree with them. Its the largest that we can step we can take to make sure that we have a union that matters. So from me and my house, for a profession that may have taken on who needs role models, we stand on your shoulders. You are the giant in the room. From our perspective of watching what happens. And how it happens. And when i got to washington, d. C. , i knew the one thing that i wanted to do was actually pass legislation because iferede heard you say one time because id heard you say one time before, why do we come up here if we dont get anything done . Johnny, youre far beyond the policy, you were to the heart of people, and it will be missed in this place. But it is alive now and we turn to you and that vision more than anything. And of course as you know, i still represent part of athens and clark county. Youre a georgia graduate. And as we sort of say around those parts, youre a damn good dog. I yield. Thank you, mr. Collins much i now yield to my colleague, the gentlelady from georgia, mrs. Mcbath. Mrs. Mcbath i thank the gentleman for yielding and im so glad that we are gathered here today to honor our colleague. Its an honor to represent georgias sixth district here in congress and its truly an honor to hold the seat that senator irkse once held. Senator isakson has spent decades in service to the state of georgia and to our great nation. S legacy has left an unforgettable mark on georgia and the United States senate. He is known in our community for being a Friendly Neighbor and for being a truly good man and i am honored to call you my friend. We share a passion. A passion to make georgia the best place to live and to start a family. We share a dedication to making america a more perfect union. And i know that ive not been in the georgia delegation very long. But i thank you for putting people over party and for your commitment to the best policy, which is not always easy politics. We live in an age where loyalty to partisanship has too often come at the expense of the American People. And we live in an age where compromise has become a dirty word. We live in an age where the American People have become disillusioned with the american government. Senator isakson, you have defied that age. Senator isakson has always been open to that tough conversation and youve always been open to finding Commonsense Solutions to forge uncommon ground. And that is why im so proud to follow in your foot steps as the representative from georgias sixth congressional district. It is why i work so hard to make sure that we are passing bipartisan bills. Bills that will help protect the communities that we truly love. I thank you, sir. I thank you so much for your service to the people of georgia and your service to the freedom of our country. Godspeed, my friend. God bless. And i yield back the balance of my time. Kyle austin i thank the gentlelady and mr. Austria i thank the gentlelady and i now auftauft mr. Austin i thank the gentlelady and i now yield to my colleague, mr. Woodall. Listening i enjoy to the partnership conversation. I want to come from a different perspective. I want to talk about the partisanship conversation. When i was 6 years old and list to the partnership senator isakson was elected as a u. S. House member, it was 23 out of 180 members of the house, as i recall. I dont know how many there were before you got there, senator. But being a republican in georgia in 1976 was not a popular thing to do. And i think about all the things that we want to do together in this body, senator. And i think about folks who say, oh, we cant do that, its too hard, its going to take too long, lets do something today, but lets not focus on those longterm goals. You might think that when Ronald Reagan was elected in 1980 that that was a big jump in georgia. As i recall, there were still 23 members in the u. S. In the Georgia House in georgia in 19 80. 23 out of 180. Somebody had to be the first one to stand up and we talk about partisanship in this institution, madam speaker, like its a bad thing what i have always thing. What i have always loved about you, senator, is you have never been embarrassed to be a republican. You knew what you believed, you knew why you believed it. Now, you might not like the way someone else expresses their republican values, but you led with your heart. You can sit right beside a democratic hero like john lewis and i cant tell a difference when it comes to southern but l tilt gentility, youll never be embarrassed to share who you are as a republican. Thats what it takes to grow from 23 members in a 180member body, into the institution that tom graves had an opportunity to serve in, and into the institution that so many of our colleagues had a chance to serve in. We talk about bipartisanship as that holy grail. It requires partisanship to get there. And but for the example that you set, we wouldnt have the Republican Party in georgia. And we wouldnt have isakson values in that party. Talked about partisanship, madam speaker. I want to talk about people as the second part of that. Ive always imagined the roughest part about being a United States senator, senator, is that you lose that oneonone contact that youve had. In a congressional district, you can get to know people, you can be with them in community. Your entire career has been about people. I watch you when you walk into a room, folks that i ought to know who they are, because ive worked with them, i just cant remember, i see you go up and greet them by name. Folks that have come into the room from all different congressional districts, youve got a relationship with them. Maybe from back in 1976 when you were trying to grow the party across the state, maybe from back when you were leading education, maybe from back in the sixth district, maybe from your time as a United States senator. But youve always put people first. I see that in every speech youve given. Youll stand up, youll always thank the staffers who are working for you. Its your cademy day that i enjoy the most. Thats my favorite time that we spend together. Each year. If you dont know, madam speaker, the isakson academy day is a statewide event that brings all the young men and women who love an opportunity they can do anything they want to with their life. They want to serve the United States of america. They want to be the future generation of leaders. And even as young as seventh, eighth and ninth grade, they come to this event that senator isakson puts together. Talk about all the lives that youve changed here in this institution, dont even get started on the number of lives youve changed as it relates to leadership and opportunity to serve through your academy day. Thinking about you being a republican, a republicans republican. I think about reeva jennings in forsythe county. You know reeva. She is as hard core for folks who dont know, forsythe is one of the most conservative counties in the state of georgia. Conservative state, conservative county. Reeva jennings has been building the Republican Party up there for as long as anyone can remember. Lost her in an untimely way but while Everybody Loves you on your way out the door, senator, you might remember a tough primary season or two where folks might come to you and say, johnny, why arent you more angry about this . Why arent you doing this . Why arent you as republican primary seasons are, we tend to eat our own. And reeva jennings, the first time i met her, was fielding one of those questions. Somebody came up and said, weve got to get somebody to challenge that Johnny Isakson in the next primary. Hes soft for a republican. You know reeva. She doesnt have any soft innocence her. She went right to your steel backbone, she went right after it. She took to that whole crowd of republicans saying, you can poormouth anybody you want to in this town, but you cannot poormouth Johnny Isakson because hes done more for the Republican Party than anybody in this is it this state has, and let in this state has, and let me tell you how. Its not hard to find detacters out there these days. Its hard to build those lifelong friendships that , that gift well of relationship that you have offered so many. Youve offered to me. Im grateful to you for it. I wouldnt be standing here today but for the work youve done over those years. Thank you, senator. And thank you, mr. Scofment mr. Scott madam speaker, i scott. Mr. Scott madam speaker, i know my friend has to head to the rules committee and the house has to pause momentarily for a procedural motion. The speaker pro tempore for what purpose does the gentleman from california seek recognition . Madam speaker, i send to the desk a privilegedsed report from the committee on rules for filing under the rule. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the title. The clerk report to accompany House Resolution 713. Resolution providing for consideration of the bill, h. R. 1309, to direct the secretary of labor to issue an Occupational Safety in Health Standard that requires covered employers within the health care and social Service Industries to develop and implement a comprehensive Workplace Violence prevention plan and for other purposes. Providing for proceedings during the period from november 22, 2019, through december 2, 2019, and providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules. The speaker pro tempore referred hot house calendar and ordered printed. The gentleman from georgia is recognized. Mr. Scott madam speaker, i yield now to my good friend and colleague, mr. Carter. Mr. Carter thank you, mr. Speaker. And thank you, representative scott, for putting this together. Indeed, something well deserved. You know, i rise today to recognize a great georgian and a great senator. You know, senator isakson, ive been blessed in my life. The grandson of a tobacco farmer, the son of a paper mill worker. And here i am walking the halls of congress. In the short period of time that hive had to serve here, ive things. D many great got to listen to the pope. Something i never thought i would have the opportunity to do. One of the great religious leaders in the world. Right here in things. Got to this room. But i think what i just saw just a few minutes ago, when i saw not only two great georgians but two great americans, john lewis and Johnny Isakson, embrace, you know, i pinch myself sometimes. How did this happen to me . How did i get to witness all these great things in my life . I want to thank you both and i want to thank you especially, senator isakson. Ive been fortunate to call you a friend and a mentor for many years. Ive had Many Political mentors in my life. Tom triplet, tom coleman. Just to name a few. And Johnny Isakson. I can remember hearing the story from thenminority leader of the house of representatives in the Georgia State house, when you, senator isakson, would tell the story of leading such a small group that general custer had better odds than you had at that time. Ill never forget that. And you know, it taught me perseverance. It taught me to always work hard and to continue on. And ive always looked at that and admired that in you and i appreciate it very much. Your dedication to hour state and our nation has truly been unmatched. Its something that ive admired throughout all my time in Public Service. Senator isakson, youre one you are the only georgia to serve in the Georgia State house and senate and house of representatives and United States senate. I got three out of four. I dont know if i will make it across over here, but if i do, im going to catch it, because i have had the honor as well. And at each of those levels that you served, you have been successful in pushing policies for the benefit of the state of georgia and United States of america and i think that is so important, everywhere youve been, every step of the iowa way. Its always been for the people and for the benefit of our state and our nation. During the time in our political history in which americans seem to be increasingly divided, i have always looked to you as one of the most important achievements that i think you made us to build bipartisanship, is to reach across the aisle, is to come together. You know, i hear my staff tell the story of, you dont hear about senator isakson being involved in a big fight over in the senate, but in the background, hes in a nice fight and senator, thats what we aspire to do. We want to be statesmen and be successful and win our matches, but your and we dont even know about it most of the time. For example, you have always been a staunch supporter of our nations veterans and that is extremely important for us to remember. Chair of the Veterans Committee for so many years. I have heard the stories of problems at the v. A. And of senator isakson picking up the phone and calling a Family Member and apologizing. This is the chair of the Veterans Senate committee and calling a Family Member apologizing for a problem at the v. A. Center. But thats what we admire. The overhaul to the v. A. Veterans choice and modernizing programs, all these signed into law as a result of your efforts. Every year for over a decade, senator isakson has held a barbecue in the russell building and fed his colleagues on both sides of the aisle. We will lose one of our great political assets and you made the point that you will sprint to the finish line and that is important. I thank you, senator, to our service to our state and nation. And thank you for the example that you have set for people like me. Thank you for always being a step above of the political infighting to do what you thought was best. What you continue to do what is best for your health, you and your wife will be in our thoughts and prayers. Thank you, senator, for your service to our country. God bless you. Can i inquire as to how much time we have remaining . The gentleman has 18 minutes remaining. I now yield to my friend and colleague, mr. Loudermilk. Thank you, representative scott, for this time here and thank you for organizing this. Its a moment that im sure all of us are having mixed feelings. There has been a lot of accolades given here today to senator isakson and talk about his accomplishments, which are absolutely many. What a lot of people dont understand about georgia, we have legends, there are legends from georgia, if you go to any history book and talk to anybody, they will recognize those names as georgia and james ogelthorpe. Sam n nunch, dr. Martin luther king and the legendary coach of the university of georgia and tom murphy, longest speaker of the house in the nation that served in the Georgia State house that i know that senator isakson served with when he was in the state house. I believe that Johnny Isakson is one of those legends as well. He is the only one in the history of our state, in the history of this nation to serve in both houses of the state legislature and both houses of the United States legislature. An accomplishment that no one else has ever achieved. The one thing i know about senator isakson is the character of the man, that he didnt accomplish those things because it was a personal goal but because of a heart of service. And one thing that i have been able to consistently and honestly say about senator isakson is that he is a statesman. And that is something that seems to be lost in the line of Politics Today of those who are true statesmen. And things about him and statesmen that are common across the board. One is truthfulness. And i can tell you that senator isakson, johnny will tell you the truth, even if it is something you dont want to hear. He will tell you in a way that you will appreciate that, because he is doing it to uplift you and make you better and not to draw you down. Faithfulness. He has been faithful to his faith, his god, his family, his political beliefs, his party, but more importantly, this country and the institutions he has represented. Another is trust. That is something that is lacking in modern politics, but i can tell you this. Johnny isakson has never ever told me something that i ever questioned after that. If he told you he was going to do something, it was going to happen. Loyalty. Loyalty is another area that he has always been loyal to those who are his friends, for those he represents, for his nation and for his state. Commitment. He is a very committed person to those things which he believes in. Civility is one of those that is really lost today, but as many have spoken here today, he has not only reached across the aisle but reached across the state to bring civility back into politics. And the last one which i think is most important to me is friendship. The mark of a statesman is all of those, but mostly friendship. I was in another member of Congress Office lately and senator, there was a poster and it made me laugh and there was a poster who said if you wancht a friend in washington, get a dog. I dont think that member meant Johnny Isakson. He is a friend not to only me but to georgia and United States. Thank you for your service to our state and nation. You will be missed. And i am so honored to be able to say im a friend of the legend from georgia. God bless you. As i yield to mr. Allen, sir isakson is a dog, he is a georgia bulldog. Thank you for organizing this time. As many times said, he is a legend. I never thought i would be standing here in front of two georgia legends as i speak specifically about one, but i do rise today to honor migrate mentor and friend, senator Johnny Isakson. Along with greetings to diane and your wonderful family. I was there last saturday to witness your bulldogs to beat my auburn tigers and congratulations on this and i hope and pray they will go all the way for you. And i think that would be a great tribute. Johnny has been a champion for the state of georgia for decades as a reflection of his many years of service. As has been mentioned by all of the accomplishments, a life of political service. But and also mention about his influence on education. You know, when i was first elected, i had not been in politics before and i didnt know how to get things done up here. But i did, as my service on the education and labor committee, was attracted to a bill called the every Student Succeeds act. And i worked feverishly to get that bill passed in the house. By a margin of mere five votes, 218213. Sometime later as we get together in georgia for lunch, johnny was asking me about that legislation. And i told him, i said we are going to return control to the states and try to get the federal government out of the classroom so that teachers can have more time to teach. And you quickly became a champion in the senate and helped garner bipartisan support. Now this is the way things should work. That bill, the every Student Succeeds act, passed the senate 8117 and went to a Conference Committee all because of the influence of this incredible man. When that version then came back to the house, im standing right there looking at our Ranking Member and that bill passed in this house 35964. I had never seen anything like that, johnny and all owed to you and the impact on education is goings to be felt throughout this nation. It is quite a influence in these halls of congress. Throughout your service, you have demonstrated the true meaning of Servant Leadership by always putting the needs and priorities of georgia first. The greatest servant leader in history said there is no greater love than to give your life for a friend and you have given your life to a big part of it to this country. As someone who came from the Business World and had not served in Public Office before, im thankful for your leadership. Georgia has been named the best state to do business in the last seven years and there is no coincidence you had a lot to do it. I called on you for sound advice and guidance and now you are retiring this year, i hope you know we will be still reaching out to you for advice. We will deeply miss you and your impact and it will be missed for generations to come. There is no doubt that georgia has big shoes to fill and i think our delegation is up to the task, which is a testimony of your lp and my colleagues. We will do our best to make you proud and honor your legacy. We wish you and your wife all the best in this next chapter. God bless you and your family. And i yield back. Scott scolt i now yield to i now yield to my fellow colleague, mr. Ferguson. Thank you, mr. Scott. Senator isakson, that feels a little formal saying it, johnny, is a constituent and how i know you. I want to thank you so much for your dedicated service to our state. Others have talked about their first meetings with you, i remember mine fondly, not unlike my colleague, mr. Graves who is at the university of georgia. I was a freshman sitting on the steps of a fraternity house, completely clueless about the world and not having an understanding and i remember sitting on the steps, as you came, had no idea who you were, and you talked to us about a brighter future. You talked to us about what it meant to be a who you were, and you georgia n. I remember thinking two things of that moment. That is probably the nicest person i have heard in my entire life. I was pretty touched that someone was looking out to my future that didnt even know me. As i watched you and began to follow you, i saw that play out firsthand. I saw how important the state of georgia was to you, and what made it important for the millions that you love and care about. The ones that you dont know, the ones that you do know, the once who are yet to come. Your unwavering commitment to make a better state and nation is something not to be forgotten. You are a gentleman and statesman that we should all follow. It is pretty remarkable that we as the georgia delegation are getting to sit here today and not only speak to you, which our Dear Colleague john lewis as well, because many of those same things that we say about you, we have to say about our colleague, mr. Lewis. As a again you inlove for our people, the sense of optimism, the desire for a bright future, all of those things come through, not just in your words but in your actions. I want to thank you for that. 40 sir isakson, i have been told that i cannot call you johnny on the floor. But if i couldd, i would say, johnny, thank you for your service to the great state of georgia. The world is better because of the service you have for your fellow man. With that, i yield the floor. The world is better off because both of these men. Extraordinary impact he has had, with our delegation the Great Respect that we have for our service to our state and our nation. Senator isakson, i have been told cannot call you johnny on the floor. But if i couldd, i would say, johnny, thank you for your service to the great state of georgia. The world is better because of the service you have for your fellow man. With that, i yield the floor. Congress returns the first week of january. The house has yet to decide on impeachment managers and ascend the two articles of impeachment and senate. Eventually, the senate will sit as a jury to hear the cases against President Trump. We also expect the senate to take up the u. S. Mexico canada trade agreement which the house approved before leaving for the holidays. Congress will hear President Trump delivered the state of the Union Address on bigger and forth. Cspanhe house live on and the senate live on cspan two. Wednesday night on cspan at 8 00 p. M. Eastern, a discussion with the president of an antiabortion group and the lawyer who represented hood in a landmark 1991 Supreme Court case about abortion. Heres a preview. Unlikell fully predict my adversary this court is prepared to over rule roe v. Wade and return the matter to the states. Why do i say that . Because they have not, they have been very cavalier about this since Justice Gorsuch has joined the court. More than anything, everybody says Justice Roberts is going to save the day. He was the good vote on health care reform. Justice roberts is not going to save the day on abortion. He was very much a student of justice request. He believed in Justice Rehnquist abuse. It was Justice Rehnquist who wrote the opinion overruling roe v. Wade. To be clear, row will be overturned. The only question in my mind is when. Think this court is politically savvy and it will wait until after the 2020 election to do this. You can watch the rest of this conversation wednesday at 8 00 p. M. Eastern right here on cspan. Coming up, cspan hits the campaign trail with democratic president ial candidates. We begin with Tulsi Gabbard speaking to voters in hudson, New Hampshire. After that, we are in west des moines, iowa with pete buttigieg. Later, we will show you joe biden townhall. That, andrew yang speaks to voters. You tulsill show gabbards townhall in New Hampshire where the Granite State plans to hold the first president ial primary on tuesday, february 11. [laughter] [applause] thank you very much to all of you to be here. Were in troubling times. I believe the United States