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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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Jul 28, 2009

I do want to observe the staggered board issue I think has not been universally accepted.

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Jul 28, 2009

there also needs to be some very explicit disclosure about who is responsible for risk

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Jul 27, 2009

Let us put a price on getting too big.

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Jul 27, 2009

But I guess from our perspective, there are two issues at hand.

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Jul 27, 2009

I fear that we have this sort of personality culture here even in our Government.

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Jul 27, 2009

I do think we kind of struggle to define what a systemic risk is going to be.

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Jul 27, 2009

My hope would be we would have a systemic risk council that would have this ability to see above the silos.

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Jul 27, 2009

I think many of us have thought we would be better off just having a resolution entity that could resolve it appropriately.

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Jul 22, 2009

the board members really, as good as they are, the respected individual, they have their own companies. They have their own fish to fry in many cases.

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Jul 22, 2009

I very much, as you know, support your outlook as it relates to the resolution issue.

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Jul 22, 2009

I think that is really a big point. I think that is something that--you know, we are looking at creating something new, and I know we will debate that, and we may come up with the right solution.

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Jul 22, 2009

if there had been a resolution mechanism in place, would that not have actually... reduced the risk to some degree?

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