Republican from Georgia
Johnny Isakson, a Republican, is a U.S. senator from Georgia
Recent statements involving Johnny Isakson
"The port provides more than 297,000 jobs directly to the state of Georgia."
On allowing a vote on universal gun background checks in the U.S. Senate.
"One industry in America has increased its employment base in the last four years by 176,000 people: the United States government."
The Keystone oil pipeline "would employ 20,000 people in the United States."
The "Democrat majority in the Senate has failed to submit [a] budget in the past 1,000 days."
Recent stories featuring Johnny Isakson
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