"You, senator, led a team that could cross the aisle without compromising your values,” Lewis said.
"When our constituents came over for a meeting with you and your staff, they felt heard and respected."
Isakson is retiring from Congress at the end of this year. He said in August that he made the difficult decision after a series of health setbacks, including a fall in July that resulted in four broken ribs.
He also had surgery to remove a malignant growth on his kidney and has been public about his bout with Parkinson’s disease.
Watch Lewis's full speech here:
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
