Bob Corker

First of all, I know there have been a number of conversations, and I appreciate the majority leader allowing me to talk with him recently on the phone. And I know we have an issue here. I would just go back to the question from the…

I know that the leader of Afghanistan is a very frustrating individual, and I will say this and you do not have to agree.

I thank the Senator again for all the hours that have been spent. I think we have both realized this is a beginning point, meaning this is a piece of legislation that has a lot of bipartisan support among talented and wise…

One of the things, no question, that many banks and credit unions around our country have been concerned about, even though Freddie and Fannie are 90 percent of all home mortgages today--and very dominant, obviously, because of what has…

if we were to try to just shave a little bit for some reason, the risk factors geometrically grow.

Is there any question that the hedging that is taking place, the capital outflows that are occurring works against U.S. interest at present?

I think that it has always been the hope that foreign policy and partisanship dissipate at the shoreline.

I wish to thank the Senator from Virginia. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with him on this issue. We have been working on it since last fall. We spent a lot of time talking to various groups to try to get this right. We know that every…

I actually think it is very timely. I think decisions hopefully--hopefully--will be made soon.

The process is that the House passes legislation, if they so choose. They may not choose to take up immigration. My sense is they will not take up this bill; they will take up their own bill. The way the process works is we conference…

I want to thank my friend from Alabama, who has been down here vigorously and shows a lot of stamina. I have a sense he is not going to support this legislation. I do want to talk, though, a little bit about this legislation this morning…

I understand I have 10 minutes allotted; is that correct? The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The Senator is correct.

it is my understanding that Senator Leahy is yielding time--or maybe it is Senator Landrieu who is yielding time. Somebody is yielding time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Tennessee.

I want to speak today on the amendment. I know the Senator from Texas, my friend and someone I respect, made numerous comments about the bill. But actually the vote we have today is about the border security amendment that has been…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and I thank each of you for your willingness to serve.

I wish to thank the Senator from Arkansas for his comments. I wish to speak to the amendment and the overall bill that is before us. I thank the eight Senators who have brought us to this point where we are looking at landmark legislation…

I wonder if the Senator would let me respond in a generous way. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Tennessee.

I understand there will be numbers of people on my side of the aisle who are going to vote against the immigration bill, in some cases regardless of what it says. But this amendment is not about anything relative to amnesty or anything…

I could not agree more with the Senator from Alabama. As I mentioned in my comments, I hope this body--I hope Senators on my side of the aisle--will not block Senator Rob Portman's amendment on E-Verify, which greatly strengthens the bill…

I rise to speak on the amendment at hand. My understanding is Senator Leahy has allowed me to use some of his time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

This came out of CBO today. I wish to say this to all the Members on my side. I urge everyone to look at the CBO language, which says if this amendment is passed, it will strongly increase border security and strongly decrease illegal…

I ask unanimous consent for a 1-minute extension. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I will be brief. I spoke at length earlier today on this amendment. I wish to speak especially to my side of the aisle as it relates to this amendment. There is a lot of confusion over what is happening tonight, and I just want to make…

First of all, I respect the leadership the Senator from Alabama has given on the Budget Committee, and I know he knows all of these things well. I have offered a very detailed piece of legislation to deal with Medicare, and he knows the…

I thank the Presiding Officer. The Senator from Alabama has done an outstanding job in talking about the many frailties that exist in the base bill. I do want to say that the vote tonight is not on the base bill; the vote tonight is on an…