May 15, 2012
Isakson Calls on Senate to Stop Reckless Spending, Pass a Budget
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today called on his Democratic colleagues to stop reckless spending and pass a budget. He also reiterated his call for Congress to reform its appropriations process by switching from the current, broken annual system to a two-year system that would force lawmakers to conduct oversight on federal spending. read the story
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April 24, 2012
Isakson Continues to Fight Administration’s Efforts to Tip Scales in Favor of Labor Unions
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today continued his fight to stop the Administration from tipping the scales in favor of labor unions, voting to have the Senate debate on a resolution to block the National Labor Relations Board from implementing its “ambush election” rule, which is designed to speed up union representation elections in hopes of helping labor unions win. read the story
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April 19, 2012
In New Video on Eve of Kony 2012 Day of Action, Senators Underscore Support for U.S. Efforts to Help Capture Joseph Kony
WASHINGTON - The day before the Kony 2012 movement’s global day of action, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), John Kerry (D-Mass.), Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), Mary Landrieu (D-La.), and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) released a new video on the Senate’s efforts to support the removal of Joseph Kony and his top lieutenants in the Lord’s Resistance Army from the battlefield in central Africa. Former U.S. Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), is also featured in the video, which is aimed at the millions of young Americans who have become part of the Kony 2012 movement in the last month. read the story
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April 18, 2012
Corker, Isakson Request Oversight Hearing to Determine Whether Obama Administration Is Upholding Commitments on Missile Defense, Nuclear Modernization & Global Strike Capability
WASHINGTON -U.S. Senators Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, have written to Committee Chairman John Kerry, D-Mass., calling for an oversight hearing “to determine whether the administration has fully lived up to the expectations raised and commitments made in order to garner support” for the New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) treaty with Russia. In order to gain Senate approval for the New START resolution of ratification, President Obama made firm commitments to deploy a robust missile defense system, fully fund modernization of our nation’s aging nuclear weapons complex and maintain conventional prompt global strike capability. read the story
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April 17, 2012
Isakson Calls for Simpler Tax System, Lower Tax Burden
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April 11, 2012
Chambliss, Isakson: Studies Confirm that Savannah Harbor Deepening Will Create Jobs, Boost Economy
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April 5, 2012
Isakson to Host Military Academy Day on May 12
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