*MEDIA ADVISORY* Isakson to Participate in Fireside Chat Hosted by American Legion

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Isakson to Participate in Fireside Chat Hosted by American Legion

Panel to include Senate, House leaders of Veterans’ Affairs committees to discuss 116^th Congress legislative priorities

ATLANTA – U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, will participate in a congressional fireside chat in Washington, D.C., hosted by The American Legion on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, at 4:00 p.m. to discuss the committee’s priorities during the 116th Congress. Leaders of both the Senate and House Veterans’ Affairs Committees will participate, and the discussion will be moderated by Leo Shane from the Military Times.  

The event will be streamed online at The American Legion’s website, YouTube and Facebook.

WHO:         U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

U.S. Senator Jon Tester, D-Mont., ranking member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

                     U.S. Representative Mark Takano, D-Calif., chairman of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

                     U.S. Representative Phil Roe, M.D., R-Tenn., ranking member of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs

WHERE:   Washington Hilton Hotel, International Ballrooms East and Center, Concourse Level

WHEN:      Monday, Feb. 25, 2019, at 4:00 p.m.

WHAT:      Congressional Fireside Chat moderated by Leo Shane of the Military Times

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The Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is chaired by U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., in the 116th Congress. Isakson is a veteran himself – having served in the Georgia Air National Guard from 1966-1972 – and has been a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs since he joined the Senate in 2005. Isakson’s home state of Georgia is home to more than a dozen military installations representing each branch of the armed services as well as nearly 700,000 veterans.

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