Jun 14, 2011
There is a belief that the Federal Government really has stacked the deck in a way that makes it very difficult for them to compete.
Bob Corker
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Bob Corker is a former United States Senator from Tennessee, serving from January 4, 2007, to January 3, 2019. A member of the Republican Party, Corker was known for his leadership as the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, where he focused on issues related to foreign policy and fiscal responsibility. During his tenure, he played a significant role in shaping U.S. foreign relations and was involved in key legislative efforts regarding international agreements and budgetary matters.
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Jun 14, 2011
Yes. We kind of forced them out of residential into commercial due to our policies here, and that is one of the problems that we, Congress, helped create.
Jun 8, 2011
I couldn't agree more. It is amazing that we passed this 2,400-page bill a year ago, and on all the tough decisions, we deferred to the regulators. The regulators are now creating all kinds of rules because we knew they had some wisdom we…
Jun 8, 2011
this is unacceptable. This is an unacceptable way to treat a coequal branch of the U.S. Government that is granted certain responsibilities to our Armed Forces by the Founders of our country. Without these answers, Members of Congress are…
Jun 8, 2011
I rise to talk about the Tester-Corker vote which will take place at 2 o'clock today. I know there has been a lot of discussion about the Durbin amendment which occurred during Dodd-Frank and where we are today. I wish to spend a moment…
Jun 8, 2011
I am pleased to join the distinguished Senator from Virginia, the former Secretary of the Navy, in the introduction of this joint resolution, along with Senator Lee from Utah. I look forward to a debate of this resolution next week which I…
Jun 8, 2011
noticing that there is nothing happening on the floor, I want to come down and talk a little bit about the vote that just occurred on the Tester-Corker amendment. Obviously, I was on the losing side of this debate, but as we went back to…
Jun 8, 2011
today, 1 day shy of 8 weeks later, I finally received a response. This response did not come from Secretary Clinton. It did not come from Secretary Gates. This response came from the Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative…
Jun 7, 2011
If I happen to go 8 minutes or so, would the Chair let me know when I have 2 minutes remaning? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Yes.
Jun 7, 2011
it is my understanding I have 10 minutes; is that correct? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. That is correct.
Jun 7, 2011
I rise today to speak about something that is affectionately known as the Durbin amendment. During the Dodd- Frank debate that occurred about a year ago and upon its passage, there was an amendment brought to the floor called the Durbin…
Jun 7, 2011
I rise to speak about the Tester-Corker amendment that, hopefully, will be before us shortly. I have to say I have just witnessed a great discussion of populism, and that is, if an institution is making some money, let's take it from them…
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