U.S. House approves renaming Decatur veterans facilities after Isakson, Cleland
Washington,
November 17, 2022
By Tia Mitchell, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
WASHINGTON — U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs facilities in Decatur will soon bear the names of former Georgia senators who were known as champions of service members. The U.S. House on Thursday approved legislation renaming the Veterans Affairs Medical Center after U.S. Sen. Max Cleland. Minutes later, the House signed off on renaming the Department of Veterans Affairs’ administrative offices on the same campus after U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson. The Senate had already passed both bills, so they now head to President Joe Biden to sign into law.
Isakson, who died in December, was a Republican known for working across the aisle on legislation related to health care and other services for veterans. “Our veterans deserve the best, and Senator Isakson always fought for them,” U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff said in a statement after the vote. “Renaming the Atlanta VA Regional Office in his honor will inspire us to stand up for Georgia’s veterans every day like Senator Isakson did.” |
