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Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), who is retiring<\/a> at the end of the year, thanked his colleagues in a floor speech on Dec. 3.<\/p>\n

Isakson, 74, has been struggling with health problems for some time. He has been in office since 2005.<\/p>\n

\u201cIts 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 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,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been here for 15 years. This is the most enjoyable thing I have ever done in my life, to be part of the United States Senate. Politicians get a bad rap, a real bad rap. Some will take potshots at people who are politicians and serve the people in their community. I never do that, not because I am one but because I am one. I know what you have to do. Its a tough job. If its not done right, it doesnt get done the way it should for people there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Isakson enjoyed lunch with most of his fellow Senators prior to the session on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Isakson praised Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Vice President Mike Pence, who were present, before highlighting his reputation as a member of Congress who could reach across the aisle.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to talk about one subject today and one subject alone. And its going to be short. But there has been something missing in this place. I am given credit sometimes for being a bipartisan person. Sometimes Im known for being a bipartisan or being a softy. Some will say worse than that, but Im not going to do that. But I am a bipartisan person. I never saw people get things done by not agreeing with each other. You have to come to an agreement,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

<\/figcaption><\/a> Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) in Washington, Sept. 2019. (Mark Wilson\/Getty Images)<\/figure>\n

\u201cI made a living selling houses. You cant ever solve a problem if you have two people and you want to agree to a price and agree to a time to move. You have to find common ground. The same thing with a law. If you cant pass a law, you cant solve a problem, just period, end of sentence. If youre one of the people who says my way or the highway, then were all in real trouble. I want to talk about bipartisan. What bipartisan really is\u2014I dont think most of you really know what bipartisan is,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

\u201cBipartisan doesnt mean a Democrat and a Republican talk to each other every once in a while. It means that two people come together, probably have differences, probably have a lot of differences, but they Read More \u2013 Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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