This resolution honors the life of Senator John Isakson and offers the condolences of the Senate regarding his death.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[S. Res. 484 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 484
Honoring the life and legacy of late Senator John ``Johnny'' Hardy
Isakson.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 5, 2022
Mr. Warnock (for himself, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Schumer, Mr. McConnell, Ms.
Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr.
Blunt, Mr. Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mr. Brown, Mr. Burr, Ms.
Cantwell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cassidy,
Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Cotton, Mr.
Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Ms.
Ernst, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Grassley, Mr. Hagerty, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Heinrich, Mr.
Hickenlooper, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Inhofe, Mr.
Johnson, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar,
Mr. Lankford, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Manchin,
Mr. Markey, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Moran, Ms.
Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peters,
Mr. Portman, Mr. Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. Romney, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Rounds,
Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Scott of Florida,
Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Sinema, Ms.
Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis,
Mr. Toomey, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr.
Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Young) submitted the
following resolution; which was considered and agreed to
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RESOLUTION
Honoring the life and legacy of late Senator John ``Johnny'' Hardy
Isakson.
Whereas John ``Johnny'' Hardy Isakson (referred to in this preamble as ``Johnny
Isakson'') was born on December 28, 1944, to Edwin Andrew Isakson and
Julia (Baker) Isakson in Atlanta, Georgia;
Whereas Johnny Isakson served in the Georgia Air National Guard between 1966 and
1972, leaving service as a staff sergeant;
Whereas, in 1966, Johnny Isakson earned a bachelor's degree in business
administration from the University of Georgia before starting a
successful career in real estate;
Whereas, in 1979, Johnny Isakson became president of Northside Realty, a post he
held for 22 years, during which Northside Realty became the biggest
independent real estate company in the Southeast and one of the largest
real estate companies in the United States;
Whereas, in 1976, Johnny Isakson was elected to the Georgia House of
Representatives, where he served until 1990 and served as Republican
Minority Leader between 1983 and 1990;
Whereas, in 1993, Johnny Isakson was elected to the Georgia Senate, where he
served until 1996;
Whereas, in 1997, Johnny Isakson was appointed chairman of the Georgia Board of
Education;
Whereas, in 1999, Johnny Isakson was elected to the House of Representatives,
where he served on the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of
Representatives and worked on legislation, including the No Child Left
Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110; 115 Stat. 1425);
Whereas, in 2004, Johnny Isakson was elected to the Senate for the first time,
becoming the only Georgian to have ever been elected to the Georgia
House of Representatives, the Georgia Senate, and both Houses of
Congress;
Whereas Johnny Isakson served the people of Georgia honorably in the Senate for
15 years, including service on the Committee on Finance of the Senate,
the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate,
and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and service as the
Chair of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Select
Committee on Ethics of the Senate;
Whereas, during his tenure as a Senator, Johnny Isakson developed a reputation
as a bipartisan leader who sought common ground and successfully
advanced pension legislation to save jobs in Georgia, legislation to
invest in the Port of Savannah, legislation to allocate disaster relief
funding in Georgia, and bipartisan legislation to overhaul the health
care system for veterans of the United States;
Whereas, prior to his resignation from the Senate in 2019 due to health reasons,
Johnny Isakson strongly advocated for bipartisan compromise and
cooperation in the Senate, hosting the annual bipartisan barbecue lunch
for colleagues on both sides of the aisle and once stating, ``I'm big on
bipartisanship. Whether you're Black or white, Republican or Democrat,
whatever it might be, find a way to find common ground. Give it a chance
to work. . .Bipartisanship is a state of being.'';
Whereas after stepping down from the Senate, Johnny Isakson launched the Isakson
Initiative to raise money for research into Parkinson's disease and
other neurocognitive diseases;
Whereas Johnny Isakson was beloved and respected by his colleagues and once
described the only division he saw as between ``friends and future
friends'';
Whereas, on December 19, 2021, at the age of 76, Johnny Isakson died, leaving
behind his wife Dianne Davison, his 3 loving children (John, Julie, and
Kevin), 9 grandchildren, and a legacy of steadfast love for and service
to the people of Georgia: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) honors the life and legacy of the late Senator John
``Johnny'' Hardy Isakson (referred to in this resolution as
``Johnny Isakson'') for his--
(A) accomplishments as a patriot and an example for
future generations of leaders;
(B) unwavering dedication to Georgia as a Senator,
a member of the House of Representatives, and a public
servant; and
(C) steadfast commitment to legislating with
principle, compassion, and a heart for compromise and
cooperation;
(2) proclaims that Johnny Isakson represented the best of
Georgia and honorably embodied friendship and decency during
his more than 40 years of public service to Georgia and to the
United States;
(3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the
Senate--
(A) communicate this resolution to the House of
Representatives; and
(B) transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to
the family of Johnny Isakson; and
(4) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a
further mark of respect to the memory of Johnny Isakson.
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S37-38; text: CR S50)
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