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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.
If I could, I haven't really noticed that much desire to please each other around here, but I do thank you for the fact that it is a 50-vote threshold. I had been told prior to coming down that it was 60, so thank you for that. But I do…
I give my wholehearted endorsement to a new, technologically-based approach to solving the problem of impaired driving in the U.S.
I do hope the Senator from Virginia and the Senator from Delaware will support my amendment, since they both cosponsored it originally. I know Treasury has been over and has had a talk with people back in these backrooms. I realize the…
Look, the fact is, we had a bipartisan agreement that has been throttled back. There is a chance--I understand. That is what I am saying. I hope the cosponsors of this amendment will at least support it on the floor. I do not think there…
It's amazing how many people in this country have a direct relationship with Haiti.
I have generally good feelings, personally, about President Preval, and--I think he's a nice man.
I think it is a good amendment. I do not think it goes far enough. Let me speak to the differences. First of all, both the Carper amendment and the Corker amendment deal with the fact that if there is a Federal law relating to our banking…
I do wish to say that the Chamber of Commerce has just sent out a letter. I thought I would make everybody aware they are urging people to vote for both amendments also. As a matter of fact, they are key voting this. This is one of those…
I realize that in this body, as I said that day on the floor, nothing ever works out exactly as you wish. This bill is not going to be exactly the way the Senator would wish. We are going to pass a bill that, to me, is incomplete. One of…
I thank my colleague from Alabama for the work he has done in trying to craft a bankruptcy title that more fully suits financial institutions. This body is an interesting body because you don't have the chance to do anything but vote yes…
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