U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R)
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About JohnnyCampaign: Georgians for Isakson Johnny Isakson is a businessman, a public servant and family man whose common-sense approach and conservative values have made him a leader in Georgia for over 30 years. As a business leader, Johnny served as president of Northside Realty for 20 years, presiding over the company’s growth into the largest independent residential real estate brokerage company in the Southeast. In politics, Johnny served 17 years in the Georgia Legislature and three years as Chairman of the Georgia Board of Education. He was elected three times to the U.S. House before winning his U.S. Senate seat in 2004. He will be up for reelection to the Senate in 2010. In Washington, Johnny helped pass the largest tax cut in a generation in 2001, and is committed to making it permanent. When the mortgage and financial crisis hit in 2008, Johnny drew on his decades of experience in real estate in offering solutions to reduce the inventory of foreclosed homes and to restore the nation’s housing market. Johnny has worked to strengthen our Armed Forces, and shows unwavering commitment to the men and women who serve our country. Johnny was an original author of the No Child Left Behind Act, which has resulted in the most significant improvement to our education system in a generation. He continues to push for immigration reform that is built on a foundation of securing our borders first. On energy, Johnny is committed to lessening America’s dependence on foreign oil as well as pushing for alternative energy sources and conservation. Johnny and his wife, Dianne, have been married 40 years and they have three grown children and eight grandchildren. |
Isakson Praises Senate’s Rejection of Labor Lawyer to Serve on National Labor Relations Board2/9/10 U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today praised the Senate’s decision against limiting debate on the nomination of Craig Becker to serve on the National Labor Relations Board, amid questions Becker would use his position to bypass Congress and manipulate the federal regulatory process to favor labor unions if he is confirmed... More Isakson Praises Senate’s Unanimous Passage of Legislation to Extend, Expand Home Buyer Tax Credit11/4/09 U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today praised the Senate’s unanimous passage of his legislation to extend and expand the first-time home buyer tax credit. The legislation passed by a vote of 98 to 0... More Isakson, Chambliss Urge Administration to Open New Areas for Natural Gas, Oil Development9/21/09 U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., today joined with 33 of their Senate colleagues in a bipartisan letter to the Administration expressing their strong support for a proposal by the Minerals Management Service to open up new offshore areas for natural gas and oil leasing and development... More Isakson,
Chambliss, Gingrey: Dobbins Clears Final Hurdle for Military
Commissary
9/3/09 U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Saxby
Chambliss, R-Ga., and U.S. Representative Phil Gingrey, R-Ga.,
today announced that Dobbins Air Reserve Base has received
approval from the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and
Readiness to build a military commissary on the base. Isakson, Chambliss Announce Two New VA Vet Centers for Georgia
8/17/09 U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., today announced that the Department of Veterans Affairs plans to open two new “Vet Centers” in Muscogee and Richmond counties. Vet Centers provide readjustment counseling and outreach services to all veterans who served in any combat zone... More
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Criticizes Senate’s Refusal to Stimulate Housing Market
by Expanding Tax Credit for Homebuyers
8/6/09 U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today
criticized the Senate’s rejection of his amendment to
stimulate housing demand and boost the economy by
expanding the first-time homebuyer tax credit to a
$15,000 tax credit for any buyer of any home. The Senate
rejected Isakson’s amendment, which he sought to attach
to the “cash for clunkers” bill, by a vote of 47 to 50.
Isakson, Chambliss Joint Statement on Court Ruling on
Tri-State Water Usage
7/17/09 U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., today issued the following joint statement regarding the ruling by U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson... More Isakson, Dodd Introduce Legislation Requiring Child Care Providers to Disclose Insurance Status7/16/09 U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Chris Dodd, D-Conn., both members of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, today introduced legislation that would require child care providers to disclose whether they have liability... More Isakson, Conrad Praise Appointment of Members to the Financial Crisis Commission7/15/09 U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Kent Conrad, D-N.D., today praised the appointments by Congressional leadership of 10 members to the Financial Crisis Commission that they proposed earlier this year to examine the causes of our nation’s economic... More Isakson, Chambliss Praise Albany Non-Profit Founder as CNN Hero7/7/09 U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., today praised the work of Pamela Green Jackson, founder and CEO of The Youth Becoming Healthy Project, whose work has led to her selection as a CNN ‘Hero of the Week.’... More Isakson Praises Signing of Law to Investigate Economic Crisis5/21/09 Yesterday U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., praised the signing by President Obama of a financial fraud bill that includes his proposal with U.S. Senator Kent Conrad, D-N.D.... More Isakson Continues Push to Stimulate Housing Market, Expand Tax Credit for Homebuyers5/21/09 Yesterday U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., introduced an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2009 Supplemental Appropriations bill that seeks to stimulate the nation’s declining housing market by expanding... More |
Isakson Co-Sponsors Constitutional Amendment to Balance
Federal Budget, Give President Line-Item Veto Power
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Senator Johnny Isakson Delivers Weekly Republican Address
9/26/09 U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., released the following weekly Republican address. Audio of the address is available here; Video of the address available here; Full transcript of Senator Isakson's address... More Chambliss, Isakson Cast Votes, Cosponsor Legislation to Block ACORN from Receiving Any Taxpayer Dollars9/17/09 U.S. Senators Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., and Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today cast votes and cosponsored legislation to block the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, known as ACORN, from receiving any federal funding. The senators also signed a letter to the Senate Democratic Leader calling on him to hold hearings “to determine the extent of ACORN's... More sakson
Denounces White House Comments Connecting Him To Terribly Flawed
House Health Care Bill
8/11/09 U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today denounced
comments made by President Obama and his spokesman regarding
Isakson’s alleged connection to language contained in the House
health care bill on “end-of-life counseling.” Isakson Statement on F-227/21/09 U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson,
R-Ga., today made the following statement regarding the Senate’s
approval of an amendment to the Defense Authorization bill that
would strip out an authorization to procure seven additional
F-22s, which are built at Lockheed Martin’s plant in Marietta,
Ga. The Senate approved the amendment by a vote of 58 to 40. “We must be prepared for whatever will come in the 21st century, and we have learned that you cannot underestimate what may come. The F-22 is the most sophisticated fighter jet in the world with the latest stealth technology to reduce detection by radar, and this plane is vital to 21st century American military superiority,” Isakson said. “I’m extremely disappointed the Senate did not recognize how essential the continued production of this aircraft is to our national security as well as to the many local economies and thousands of workers that will be devastated as a result of these cuts.” Chambliss, Isakson Co-Sponsor Legislation to Ensure Counting of Overseas Military Ballots7/9/09 U.S. Senators Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., and Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today announced that they are co-sponsoring legislation to ensure that all ballots cast by U.S. troops overseas are counted in elections... More
Isakson Co-Sponsors Legislation to Force GM, Chrysler to
Reimburse Rejected Auto Dealerships
6/12/09 U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today announced that he is co-sponsoring legislation by U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., that would require Chrysler and General Motors to use any funding they receive from the U.S. Treasury while they are in Chapter 11 bankruptcy... More Isakson, Conrad Praise House Passage of Legislation to Investigate Economic Crisis5/6/09
Isakson Criticizes Elimination of Expanded Tax Credit for Homebuyers4/30/09 Yesterday U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga. criticized House-Senate conference negotiators for the Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Resolution for removing language authored... More |
