Johnny Isakson, United States Senator from Georgia


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, February 1, 2006 Isakson, Chambliss Praise Senate Passage Of Resolution Honoring Coretta Scott King WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) and Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) today praised Senate passage of a resolution honoring the life of Coretta Scott King. The resolution was introduced yesterday and passed the Senate unanimously. “I had the privilege of knowing Coretta Scott King since my days in the Georgia legislature,” Isakson said. “She was an equal with Dr. King in the civil rights movement, and she was a tireless advocate in ensuring that the legacy of Dr. King and his movement is perpetuated in American history.” “Coretta Scott King was one of the most influential women leaders in our world,” said Chambliss. “She and Dr. King were unified in mind, purpose, and spirit and the great legacy of the King family will never be forgotten.” ###
E-mail: http://isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm Washington: United States Senate, 120 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510 Tel: (202) 224-3643 Fax: (202) 228-0724 Atlanta: One Overton Park, 3625 Cumberland Blvd, Suite 970, Atlanta, GA 30339 Tel: (770) 661-0999 Fax: (770) 661-0768

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, February 1, 2006

Isakson, Chambliss Praise Senate Passage
Of Resolution Honoring Coretta Scott King

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.) and Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) today praised Senate passage of a resolution honoring the life of Coretta Scott King. The resolution was introduced yesterday and passed the Senate unanimously.

“I had the privilege of knowing Coretta Scott King since my days in the Georgia legislature,” Isakson said. “She was an equal with Dr. King in the civil rights movement, and she was a tireless advocate in ensuring that the legacy of Dr. King and his movement is perpetuated in American history.”

“Coretta Scott King was one of the most influential women leaders in our world,” said Chambliss. “She and Dr. King were unified in mind, purpose, and spirit and the great legacy of the King family will never be forgotten.”

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E-mail: http://isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm

Washington: United States Senate, 120 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, DC 20510
Tel: (202) 224-3643 Fax: (202) 228-0724
Atlanta: One Overton Park, 3625 Cumberland Blvd, Suite 970, Atlanta, GA 30339
Tel: (770) 661-0999 Fax: (770) 661-0768