[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 2, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S1219]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS

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            RECOGNIZING THE GEORGIA PUBLIC POLICY FOUNDATION

 Mr. ISAKSON. Mr. President, today I am honored to recognize a 
great leader in Georgia politics, a leader that studies hard, presents 
ideas, and analyzes State public policy issues to educate citizens and 
enhance economic opportunity. This leader is not a person but an 
organization that is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2016: the 
Georgia Public Policy Foundation.
  Established in 1991, the foundation is an independent, State-focused 
think tank that proposes market-oriented approaches to public policy to 
improve the lives of Georgians. Whether they are aware of it or not, 
Georgians have benefitted from the positive line of influential leaders 
of this organization, including my good friend Rogers Wade. It was 
founded by a great Georgian, Hank McCamish, and today is led by a 
Georgian who will leave another great legacy of his own, Kelly 
McCutcheon.
  Through dozens of events each year, facilitating discussions between 
State members and political, education, media, and business leaders, 
the Georgia Public Policy Foundation has lived up to its motto: 
``Changing Georgia Policy, Changing Georgians' Lives since 1991.''
  The Georgia Public Policy Foundation performs scholarly research and 
analysis of State public policy issues and works to educate citizens, 
policymakers, and the media. It maintains a State-focused, independent, 
nonpartisan, and market-oriented approach to improve the lives of 
Georgians, and it affords opportunities for advocacy membership and 
volunteering.
  The Georgia Public Policy Foundation helps shape meaningful policy on 
education, the environment, criminal justice, government reform, health 
care, legal reform, regulation, spending, taxes, transportation, and 
welfare reform. And it walks the walk on education, too--its members 
donate to the Student Outreach Scholarship Program, providing 
assistance for lower-income students to attend college and learn about 
public policy issues.
  The Georgia Public Policy Foundation has forged over the years many 
positive changes in Georgia in its nonpartisan but very specific way. 
It raises issues of importance above political rhetoric to a point 
where politicians focus on the true merits and ultimately make quality 
decisions.
  For all the Georgia Public Policy Foundation has done on behalf of my 
home State over the last 25 years, I honor the foundation 
today.

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