Bob Corker

we saw during this last CR that there is a process called ChIMPS where you can take money out of mandatory spending temporarily and spend more in discretionary spending, which over the last 2 years has allowed us to spend $35 billion more…

We must ask and answer whether the act of Congress, over a decade ago, that sought to address the threat of al-Qaeda meets the requirements of today.

I think a real debate about how broad, how narrow, how vague, how blanket an authorization is, I think will drive us to focus on all these things.

We must work with other countries around the world, not just Western countries, but the countries in which al-Qaeda operates.

I hope this hearing is the beginning of an effort by this committee, which has an exclusive jurisdiction in authorizing the use of force, to look at these hard issues.

The GSEs have been a political football for both sides for years.

We have a--you know, I know a vote took place yesterday, and the coalition has elected someone who spent three decades in Texas, which, you know, maybe makes you think that maybe we might have a degree of influence, in the event this…

In recent months, I have been at refugee camps both in Turkey and Jordan, and I know the need there is growing rampantly since that time.

Do you think we are doing enough, as a nation, to plan for the day after, to have the elements in place that are going to be necessary to keep this from bleeding over into other countries once Assad falls?

I think where there is not enough being done is, we do not have enough other countries joining us in putting money on the table and helping to be prepared to not just help the humanitarian response now, but also to be prepared for the…

Do you view having Commissioners like this that represent different viewpoints, hashing out a rule, do you view that as being a positive or a negative?

I would just ask if you are committed to making sure that we have really bright lines there

It is clear that we must redouble our efforts in that regard.

I think we need to keep drawing attention to their human rights, and I think by continuing to press them...

North Korea's nuclear weapons program, missile program, and proliferation activities pose a threat to the United States national security interests.

But at present, they are not really doing what needs to be done.

Despite the varying combinations of tools, the United States has failed to persuade the North Korean regime to abandon its nuclear weapons program.

I do agree with efforts to point out the human rights issues that are taking place.

I cannot imagine why North Korea would ever consider not going down the path they are going because of recent experiences.

I know you talked about us ensuring that Japan and South Korea and our other allies understand that we are going to be there to protect them.

I rise to speak about the vote we are going to have today at 2:30 regarding sequestration, and I wish to strongly support the notion of giving the executive branch the flexibility it needs over the next 7 months to work through this…

Yes. I suppose people in our age group like that trend.

I certainly would be myself willing to look at that, and my guess is, based on the body language, other Members would.

I am a little curious as to what the impediments are...

I appreciate it. And I thank all of you for your testimony.