Bob Corker

I think the Senate has not been functioning properly because we have been air dropping things in.

I think it is appropriate.

the private sector is on strike, and for good reason.

I do want to say to you, Mr. Donohue, who I know well and certainly have worked closely with, your comment regarding the veto on the climate issue is categorically incorrect.

I find it hard to believe we could not reach a bilateral agreement with Canada. It sounds a little far-fetched.

I begin in a neutral place. I, too, want to make my decision on this treaty based on facts and not myths.

But you are saying the Senate has the ability to put stipulations upon our entrance?

It seems to me that I have heard that throughout the testimony here today.

But if key decisions are being made right now because we are not a party to the treaty that affect our sovereignty, how can you say that the treaty does not affect our sovereignty?

if those funding requirements are not met, it is incumbent upon the administration to come forth with a report showing how that affects the overall process.

I hope that the responses will be deep and not rhetorical.

I think much of what we did was a punt to you guys.

Is there a pressure, though, to define what has occurred here in such a way that you may end up in the short term making a piece of legislation look good?

First of all, we have two things on the floor that are being discussed right now, and I know this is confusing probably to the people in Tehran, but the fact is I agree that Senator Menendez and Senator Kirk have done a great job. I am on…

I wanted to speak for a moment today about the vote we are going to have this afternoon on the Federal Reserve Board members who have been nominated. I have met both of these individuals, and I plan to vote for them today at noon. But I…

To sort of end this colloquy--and I know Senator McCain and Senator Menendez wish to speak--I fully support every comment that has been made by the Senators from Connecticut and South Carolina. I am not associating myself with the comments…

Sometimes what happens around here, Mr. President--and it happened in Libya, when we passed a resolution at 9 o'clock one night by unanimous consent and somebody over at the State Department decided that was an authorization for force…

I've always thought it was a pretty hokey idea.

It seems to me that as a Nation for us to be competitive what we would do is focus on the resources and strengths that we have.

we might as well say that to the places in Appalachia and Wyoming... you need to be planning on a very different future

I appreciate--I respect your tenacity.

we have tremendous strengths in this Nation that allow us to be competitive over the long haul

this is really a pipe dream unless you have a coal facility right beside an oil well

I will be very brief. Again, this amendment is very simple and it does two things I would think the Senator from Washington especially would support, after all we have gone through, and especially after her alluding to some of the most…

I thank the Senator from South Carolina and certainly the Senator from Washington State. I want to say I put my credentials for supporting exports up against anybody here, and I think the purpose of our being in this body is to try to…