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
Johnny would win in a bipartisan landslide. Quite possibly in a unanimous vote. He commands bipartisan respect andti affection. To a degree thats truly remarkable. If you think about it, it makeso sense than a man his personal mantra goes like this. This is what he says, theres only two kinds of people, friends and future friends. For most people, that might be a noble aspiration. But unrealistic. But for johnny its a statement of fact. Nobody is an enemy, nobody is a stranger, just friends and future friends. Thats it. With a motto like that, its no wonder that johnnys first career was a successful step in real estate. A field in which relationships are everything. It strikes me two ways. You can strive it and the business with friendships and Connections Matter so much. You could either be good at making a smile, at feigning interest in others, or you could genuinely love meeting everybody and learning how you might be able to help them. That second kind of person, as exactly who ed
At the end of december. Since then i think we have all been taking stock of everything our dear friend has accomplished. And everything he means to so many people. I have long said if they were to hold a secret populated contest Johnny Isakson would win in a bipartisan landslide quite possibly in a unanimous vote. He commands bipartisan respect and affection to a degree that is truly remarkable. If you think about it and make sense for a mans whose mantra goes like this two kinds of people, friend and future f friend. For most people that might be a noble aspiration. The unrealistic. Both are Johnny Isakson its a statement of fact. Nobody is an enemy, nobody is a stranger, just friends and future friends, that is it. With a model like that, it is no wonder that johnnys first was a successful step in the field in which relationships are everything. It strikes me there two ways you can thrive in a business where friendships and Connections Matter so much. You could be either good at faki
Upcoming retirement. Since my very first day in the senate walking through this door back here to be sworn in with johnny escorting me, ive come to revere this guy. Hes been a mentor that ive looked up to. Hes been a great leader for our state for many years. Hes been a reliable and effective colleague. Most of all, hes been a friend whom i deeply cherish. It will be hard to see him go, but the reality is he wont go. Hell still be involved here. Im sure ill get the phone calls about when we might have disagreed on a vote or why didnt i think about this. But he has been a tremendous partner for me these last four years. However, johnny has left a profound legacy thats worth celebrating, one that we should all strive to follow here in this body. He epitomizes the best for this body, the United States senate. His legacy can be summed up in one word service. No matter what he does, johnny puts other people before himself and this has continued since the first day i knew him when he was run
That he said that he wouldnt work with kundera anymore that was one of the reasons why i can direct had to resign and it also plays into the race to become the next u. K. Prime minister because. 2 men jeremy hunt and Doris Johnson are fighting this out of one of them banks and the other one going on out later this week dont you say yes we do. For the moment thank you. In other news 9 people have been killed in a plane crash during a skydiving trip in northern sweden the small plane which was designed to carry parachutists crashed on an island on the river shortly after takeoff the cause of the accident is so far unknown and the victims names and nationalities have yet to be confirmed French Police have used tear gas to Disperse Protesters from paris a few 100 demonstrators from the Yellow Vest Movement tried to occupy. The famous boulevard after the traditional best Day Celebrations protesters threw objects at the police or wrecked the barricades and set bins on fire but the police for