As the featured speaker at the Sandy Springs/Perimeter Chamber of Commerce breakfast event, Monday, Sen. Chambliss talked about transportation, the debt crisis and terrorism.
Here’s something you don’t hear Washington politicians say everyday – bipartisanship. While Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss was frank in his opinion about what needs to be done in Washington, during a talk to local business leaders, Monday, he said there has to be some give and take from both sides of the Congressional aisle. “Republicans don’t have all the good ideas. Democrats have some good ideas too,” he said. “Bipartisanship is needed.” Chambliss was the featured speaker at the Sandy Springs/Perimeter Chamber of Commerce Bagels and Business Breakfast event at the Westin Hotel, providing insight on upcoming bills, the debt crisis and terrorism. [The Senator is vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.] “When you get …
U.S. Senator tells North Fulton business leaders, politicians his plan for recovery.
Sen. Johnny Isakson wants competition in Medicare insurance coverage to put the beneficiary back in the game as a consumer. Competition works, Isakson told the business and political leaders gathered at the North Fulton Chamber of Commerce Eggs & Enterprise breakfast this morning. The Medicare system needs a means test on premiums. The consumer would go out and buy the type of health insurance policy wanted, and then pay the difference between what the government provides and the premium's cost. He'd want the eligibility for Medicare to be tied to Social Security's eligibility. Part D of Medicare, which covers prescription drug costs, got a lot of criticism at first, Isakson said. "The premium has gone down almost every year since it was …
