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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.
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.
I thank the Chair, and I thank the Senator from Alabama for his comments. I want to rhetorically ask any of those who might share the views of Senator Sessions, if you will, on this amendment, that would this amendment--I would ask this…
if I could, I had a time of 12:50 that I have actually done to accommodate the Senator from Alabama who was coming down at 1:00. My understanding is the Senator showed up 20 minutes early, which I applaud him for being prompt and early…
I thank the Senator for his leadership on this issue, and I want to make a few brief comments in support of the amendment. First of all, to those who have been traveling and are just coming in, this is a cloture vote on the amendment only…
in responding to the good Senator--the Senator with one of the best temperaments in the Senate, the Senator from Alabama, someone I enjoy working with--I respond that there is no question that our amendment is 119 pages long and that it…
I wonder if the Senator would let me respond in a generous way. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Tennessee.
I want to reciprocate and talk about the wonderful leadership the Senator from North Dakota has provided. I have enjoyed working with him. I have enjoyed his foresight, his rationality, his reasoning, his common sense--all of the traits he…
That is correct. I don't know of anybody who has proposed a tougher measure, when we look at it all combined, than the measure that hopefully will be on the floor in the very near future. Mr. McCAIN. I wonder if the Senator from North…
That is correct. Mr. McCAIN. So to put the final piece of this puzzle together, is it not true that the Senator from Tennessee and the Senator from North Dakota have called for 350 miles of additional border fencing in addition to the 350…
That is correct. Mr. McCAIN. Now, thanks to the Senator from Tennessee and the Senator from North Dakota, is it true that additional technology must be deployed and operational in the field-- and that includes new VADER radar systems…
That is correct. Mr. McCAIN. And the electronic entry-exit system at all international airports and seaports has to be up and operational before anyone is eligible for a green card; is that true?
Yes. Mr. McCAIN. First of all, could I say that all of us who have had the honor of working with the Senator from Tennessee and the Senator from North Dakota are greatly appreciative of the work they have done. If there is going to be…
I think it would be very difficult. And I thank the Senator from Arizona for raising this issue. If the issue one has is securing the border, with this immigration bill, if this amendment passes, which I hope it will, I don't know how…
I thank the Senator from North Dakota for his outstanding leadership. One would expect that from someone who served in such a distinguished way as Governor of his State. He has done an outstanding job on this issue, and I thank him for…
This TTIP is an incredible opportunity for us, and for the transatlantic partnership.
I think you would expect that bureaucrats at lower levels are going to act in a way that they acted.
I know some other people have gone over slightly. We talked a little bit in our office, and I was a little disappointed by the meeting, about trying to make our financial regulation work a little bit better.
It is very complex. And there has been some discussion about just a minimum capital ratio for our community banks.
I do think there was a semantics issue, and I just want to point out that let's just say you had a 90-10 model, just for talking purposes. You would have automatically shrunk the public side by 10 percent, immediately on the front end.
History will show that I do not think private mortgage insurance will be a very good first-loss position because it would not be there when you need it.
So does anybody disagree that we ought to be taking advantage of market conditions and taking this balance sheet down in a methodical thoughtful way?
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