ATLANTA — Freshman U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Georgia) will tackle the nation's hot topic of Social Security reform as he addresses the Atlanta Press Club on Friday, April 1 at The Commerce Club.  As a member of the Senate Education, Labor and Pensions Committee and the Subcommittee on Retirement, he will discuss his solution as he personalizes the message to a hometown audience of media and business leaders. This luncheon is sponsored by SunTrust.

 

Senator Isakson will invite the audience to use their calculators as he examines the $26 trillion dilemma and how to prevent it. He describes his solution as "the time value of money."

 

"Arithmetic is a fact, and facts are stubborn. In the 70-year period since the advent of Social Security, pick any 20 consecutive years that you like and pick any traditional conservative investment model that you like, and in that 20-year period of time, it exceeded the return on Social Security four to five times," he said in a recent Senate floor speech.

 

Since his graduation from the University of Georgia, Senator Isakson has been comfortable with math as both a businessman and public servant, serving as President of Northside Realty for 22 years and 17 years as a representative in the Georgia General Assembly.

 

The event will begin at 11:30 a.m., followed by lunch. Senator Isakson will speak at 12:30 p.m. and end with a question & answer session by 1 p.m.

 

The event is open to the public. Members of the Atlanta Press Club may purchase individual tickets for $28 and tables with signage for $280. Nonmembers may purchase individual tickets for $35 each and tables of 10 with signage for $350. Reservations will be accepted first come, first serve and must be made by 5:00 p.m., Thursday, March 31. No refunds. Register online at www.atlantapressclub.org or call 404-577-7377. Parking at The Commerce Club is included only for guests who are paying for lunch. The club is conveniently located at 34 Broad Street, Atlanta, and across the street from the Five Points MARTA station. For directions, please visit http://www.thecommerceclub.org/location.html.

 

Members of the working media who are covering the event may attend at no cost (no lunch provided). Journalists must make a reservation with APC Executive Director Sarah Douglas by Friday, April 1, 9:00 a.m. Call 404-523-1318 or email sdouglas@atlpressclub.org.

 

Since its establishment in 1964, the Atlanta Press Club has become the second largest journalism organization in the world — second only to the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. With over 800 members, it strives to serve the professional and social needs of the journalism community, fostering journalistic excellence and advancing the public's interest in and understanding of the free press.

Contact:
Sarah Douglas, 404-523-1318
Paula Hovater, 770-998-1106