our senior senator johnny isaacson is the public servant through and through. a statesman, you can trust to act with dignity and respect, a friend and a mentor to many of us to stay on beside me here today. i am literally from all walks of life, and from both sides of the aisle. oh man of character. phil always put policy ahead of politics. senator isaacson worked diligently in washington, to champion our veterans and get these american heroes that care and the support that they need. it has stood with our farmers, and are gripped business leaders and tough harvest, cover crops and hurricanes. johnny has certainly done his part to keep georgia growing. and on the gold dome, he has fought for policy this disparate economic growth and opportunity and prosperity in every corner of our state. in our nation news capital, he pushed for strong borders, tough foreign policy, better healthcare, and the protection of freedom for hard-working americans as well as our allies overseas. georgia republicans we owed a debt of gratitude to johnny isaacson for charting the cours

seat being vacated by johnny isaacson. >> i think it's his prerogative to do it. he won't be pushed around by the president. it's parochial politics in georgia. lou: was this in point of fact a man who was never a trump supporter who is going to tear asunder the republican party with these acts. >> attempt to. the president will be up in a year and he will do well in georgia and everybody will get back in line. it's his prerogative to do it. it's certainly the choice it will make. >> politics is sordid business. thanks so much. ed rollins as always. up next, north korea's latest threat to the united states. it's a christmas threat. we can do so with former state department senior advisor christian whiton. lou: north korea warning the united states that it could be on the receiving end of an you can welcome and unspecified christmas gift. pyongyang wants the united states to couple a new approach to renewed talks and for the united states to offer concessions in exchange for an end to north korea's nuclear weapons program. president trump clarified support for demo

we had just left the senate floor were senator johnny isaacson gave his farewell speech if my friend and colleague ranking member senator kunz, is on the right now getting them farewell. and senator isaac, prolonged time together and

governor bryan kemp announcing his report for the senate seat being vacated by johnny isaacson.his pick may not make the president happy. kristen holmes reports. >> reporter: republican georgia governor squaring off president trump. expected tomorrow to appoint businesswoman kelly lesler to the state's open u.s. senate seat. sources tell cnn, defying the president, who behind closed doors, pushed him to choose another candidate, congressman doug collins. >> he's a special man whose name is congressman doug collins. >> reporter: an ardent trump supporter and defender. the republicani on the house judiciary committee has reepo repeatedly slammed the impeachment proceedings. >> it's like planko. they just drop something in and see where it fits in. >> reporter: kemp's decision, seen now as an act of betrayal, especially after trump's endorsement last year. >> i said bryan, congratulations. you're go tooli you're going to win and he won by 2.5 points. >> reporter: and being slammed by congressman gates who says if you substitute your judgment for the president's, maybe you need a pr

it was georgia senator johnny isaacson was part of that exchange. >> right. >> let's go to brad in london, kentucky, independent line. hi. >> caller: good morning. you're doing fine work, mr. blankenhorn. you and pedro had mentioned earlier about how it seemed the division, it was certainly a washington thing, and the people out in the nation, you know, we do have more in common. and i feel like if a person reaches a better divisive political point with another person just out in real life, that you would almost have to have been aiming for that. there is so much more to -- >> right. >> -- our life and our shared american experience. one thing i wanted to say was that we can all agree, something happened in 2016. i don't wish to engage in political descriptions or personalities here at all because i'm trying to make a larger point. but whatever this divisive spirit that has taken hold of our shared american brotherhood that is evident to all, it exponentially grew in 2016 and has been since. that being said, in the past there had always been a communication and a back and forth between ou

governor brian kemp is expected to auns no his choice for replacement of johnny isaacson.nt-runner is kelly liftler who would be the second woman to represent georgia in the u.s. senate. yet kemp's possible choice is rankling republicans including president trump and his allies who have been pushing kemp to name doug collins, a staunch trumpal yir. will kemp defy by naming leftler that could help with women voters in the peach state. one republican said that should he defy trump he could face a primary challenge in 2022. the next senator from georgia will face a crowded feel in 2020 as democrats look to make end roads particularly among white suburban women. and that is it for "inside politics." hope you catch us week days at noon eastern. up next is "state of the union" with dana bash including amy klobuchar. thanks again for sharing your sunday morning. ievers first... like salonpas patch large. it's powerful, fda-approved to relieve moderate pain for up to 12 hours, yet non-addictive and gentle on the body. salonpas. it's good medicine. hisamitsu. - [narrator] forget ab

there was a fight happening in which, johnny isaacson is retiring in the georgia senate. so there is this bizarre battle that's brewing in which the president wants to name doug collins, a sort of strong blocking back for the president, right? one of the basement boys who goes in there and levels against the media. and he wants to appoint this business woman from the state. and what you see is this personality. not a novel insight that you a total one that revolves around the president. matt dpaits is second guessing the president's judge. he wants people are essentially like a leninist cadre around him. >> that's the scariest part. trump where he stays or goes is heaving us where we have to rebuild civil society. we have to rebuild the whole idea of a democratic society that we've had because he's eroding all the values, all the norms. it's a cult, as you said. that everybody out this says, we have to go along with what he wants. he'll tell us who he wants to be. >> exactly. he will tell the governor of georgia who he should appoint. and it is essentially ipso facto on i

we had just left the senate floor were senator johnny isaacson gave his farewell speech if my friend and colleague ranking member senator kunz, is on the right now getting them farewell. and senator isaac, prolonged time together and dissipating that he is down there in many respects, a lot of the same attributes of senator ike six in terms of working together particularly on this committee. so when he comes in, let him interject but in the interest of time will make sure that we can continue get your opening statements. we are here today to talk about the issue of fraudulent trademarks. because everyone here knows this back on many operations of the business is pretty good trademark allows the brain to easily identify and distinguish itself from its competitors. the trademark allows companies to build goodwill with and differentiate the goods and services. while trademarks are important to every business, there especially good to retail and small businesses. mom-and-pop shops. unfortunately in recent years the united states has seen a surge in fraudulent trademark applications. acco

we left the senate floor where senator johnny isaacson gave his farewell speech and may friend and colleague ranking member coons is down there now bidding him farewell on the speech. he and senator isaacson worked a long time together. it's fitting senator is there because in many respects he embodies a lot of the same attributes as senator isaacson in terms of working together on this committee. when he comes in he will interject but in the meantime we will get to your opening statements. we are here to talk about the issue of fraudulent trade marks. as everyone knows trade marks are the back bone of many businesses options. unfortunately, the united states has seen a surge in fraudulent trademark applications. according to the wall street journal, from 2013 to 2017, the united states patent and trademark office testing a surgeon trademark applications from china a, 12 foot increase, in fact, totaling thousands more than the combined violations from canada, germany, and the uk. when i was preparing from the hearing, it reminded me of something that is not specifically focus on what we will

whether to confirm comity to be a judge for the eastern district of new york and george's senator johnnie isaacson're expecting to break this afternoon so they can attend their caucus meetings. now live here on the floor of the senate on c-span2. the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. black, will open the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. our father, be with us not only in great moments of experience but also during mundane and

we left the senate floor where senator johnny isaacson gave his farewell speech and may friend and colleague ranking member corns is down there now bidding him farewell on the speech. he and senator isaacson worked a long time together. it's fitting senator coons is there because in many respects he embodies alt a lot of the same attributes as senator isaacson in terms of working torgt together on this committee. when he comes in he will intersquekt. but in the meantime we will get to your opening statements. we are here to talk about the issue of fraudulent trade marks. as earn knows trade marks are the back bone of any business's brandon and operations. a good trademark allows a brand to easily identify and distinguish itself from competitors. aed good trademark allows good will consumers and differentiate goods and services. while trademarks are important to every business. they're especially critical to retail and small business, mom and pop shops. unfortunately, in recently yeerps the united states has seen a surge in fraudulent trademark applications. according to the "wall street jour

isaacson. >> the senate has set aside today to honor our distinguished colleagues the distinguished senator from georgia, johnny isakson. it's been about three months that johnny announced he would ttire at the end of december. since then i think we have all been taking stock of everything our dear friend has accomplished and everything he means to so many people. i have long said if the senate were to hold a secret ballot cpulation contest johnny isakson would win in a bipartisan landside quite possibly in a unanimous vote. he commands bipartisan respect and affection to a degree that is truly remarkable. but if you think about it, and ikke sense for a man whose personal mantra goes like this -- this is what he said -- only two kinds of people, friends and future friends. for most people p that might bea noble aspiration but unrealistic but for johnny isakson it's a statement of fact. nobody is an enemy and nobody is a stranger but just friends and future friends. that is it. with a model like that it is no wonder that johnny's first career was a successful stint in real estate. the field in which relationship

johnny isakson's replacement. doug collins was noncommittal about moving aside. senator isaacsonsenator johnny isakson will make his farewell speech this afternoon and you can follow our coverage on c-span 2. in michigan, this is eli. welcome. caller: i have a couple points to make. full disclosure, i am not a christian, but prior to the 19 60's and the secular humanist revolution, we did not have the mass shootings we have today. i think morality has declined under secular humanist and progressive governance, but we demean human life, abortion being one of the symptoms of that. i am from detroit and i have seen the democrat policies of gun control are sexist and racist. a lot of women use weapons for protection because they are not as strong as men. the vast majority of detroiters are law-abiding, patriotic, hard word of -- hard-working black americans, yet the democrats in gated communities do not trust bear arms.cans to i find that despicable and racist. we have a moral -- national right to defend ourselves and democrats and progressives want to take that right away and that i

johnny had celebrated. did he clear out the champagne at some steakhouse? here's what he said. this is a direct quotes madam president. isaacson said after the vote he went straight back to his capitol hill area apartment and celebrated. byby doing his laundry. he didn't want to leave dirty close behind for a month. so he said further so i was putting coins in the machine and i had a gin and tonic in the laundry room. this anecdote is just a perfect capsule asian of johnny isakson. that starts with tenacity, and a can-do spirit, propelled forward by charisma, smarts, and stubborn patients. and it ends with a win for georgia. and one celebrity cocktail, while wrist deep in laundry detergent. but there's one other story that i think reflects this remarkable leader more perfectly. it starts with one name. kate. in 2009 johnny was reading his local paper and saw an obituary for a young lady from northern georgia who had been in africa with the peace corps. she was just 24. johnny didn't know kate, didn't know her family. but he felt called to attend her funeral. he sat quietly in the very back and listened to her friends. her fami

isaacson colleague had to say about him starting with majority leader mitch mcconnell. >> the senate has set aside today to honor our distinguished the senior senator from georgia johnny isakson. it has been three months since johnny announced he would retire at the end of december. since then i think we have all been taking stock of everything our dear friend has accomplished. and everything he means to so many people. i have long said if they were to hold a secret populated contest johnny isakson would win in a bipartisan landslide quite possibly in a unanimous vote. he commands bipartisan respect and affection to a degree that is truly remarkable. if you think about it and make sense for a man's whose mantra goes like this two kinds of people, friend and future f friend. for most people that might be a noble aspiration. the unrealistic. both are johnny isakson it's a statement of fact. nobody is an enemy, nobody is a stranger, just friends and future friends, that is it. with a model like that, it is no wonder that johnny's first was a successful step in the field in which relationships are everything. it strikes me there two ways you can thrive in a business where

isaacson. >> the senate has set aside today to honor our distinguished colleagues the distinguished senator from georgia, johnnyakson. it's been about three months that johnny anc

isaacson colleague had to say about him starting with majority leader mitch mcconnell. >> the senate has set aside today to honor our distinguished the senior senator from georgia johnny isakson. it has been three months since johnny announc h

. >> georgia senator johnny isakson's tyrant went into effect today, ending a political career that spanned four decades. he is the only politician senator isaacsonnnounced his retirement earlier this year. next, has house colleagues pay tribute to his service. order. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. scott r. scott: madam chair, i have a lot to say. my colleague, mr. hice, has a lot to do. to mr. hice yield so he can speak briefly and go back to his committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. hice: thank you, madam chair. i thank my good friend for moment. a quick there are few people in washington, d.c., and in america had the impact of senator johnny isakson. think of senator isakson, no question, there are come to our s that mind. senator, you are, you have been incredible statesman, a phenomenal leader, both in georgia,

isaacson. here is a look. he goes out of camera range shortly, but he will come back. let's take a look. [video clip] >> i would like to thank you, johnnyfor your years of service. i would like to thank you for the service to our state, our nation. health and happiness ad take some time to enjoy beautiful and wonderful life in the state of georgia. you have been very good to the people in the state of georgia and i am lucky enough and blessed to call you a friend and a brother. thank you so much. almostpeaker, it is timecult to yield back the when i speak of this good and great leader from the state of .eorgia i will come over and meet you, brother. host: senator johnny isakson and john lewis, georgians and friends and a farewell on the house floor. we hear from david next. there you are, apologize. go ahead. caller: the last three or four callers were interesting. the last one is a perfect set up for what i have to say. it is about bench make -- benchmarking what you know to be true. the ig report, the result of a year or such investigation, compare it to what the news media has been putting out for three years. compare it to the nunes

whether to confirm comity to be a judge for the eastern district of new york and george's senator johnnie isaacson, and we're expecting to break this afternoon so they can attend their caucus meetings. now live here on the floor of the senate on c-span2. the president pro tempore: the senate will come to order. the chaplain, dr. black, will open the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. our father, be with us not only in great moments of experience but also during mundane and common tasks. through the power of your spirit, may our senators mount up with wings like eagles, running without weariness and walking without fainting. give them the wisdom to be patient with others, ever lenient to their faults and ever prompt to appreciate their virtues. lord, rule in the hearts of our lawmakers, keeping them from sin and sustaining their loved ones in all of their tomorrows. surround us all with the shield of your mercy as you provide us with a future and a hope, and blessings too numerous to be stored. we pray in your sovereign name. amen. the president pro tempore: please join me in reciting the

many fine attributes that will be used to describe senator isaacson, and all them will be well-deserved. but one word used tohe describe johnny is not often found in the halls of congress, kind. johnny is one of the kindest most thoughtful senators i've known in my time here. true statesmen.l that's why no independent of any party or politics, everyone will misst johnny. i'll have more to say about our friend at the bipartisan lunch this afternoon, but for now i'd like to note for the record to senator isaacson many years to his beloved state of georgia and his country. we miss wish him and diane the very best as he enters the next chapter of his life. >> the house impeachment committees continue. when said the judiciary committee led by chair will hold a public inquiry on the constitutional grounds for presidential impeachment and will hear testimony from law professors. feldman from law school, stanford law school, michael from the university of north carolina school of law, and jonathan turley of the george washington university law school. follow the peach meant inquiry watch live on c-span three online@c-span.org or list