Bob Corker

Should it, then, trouble us that, before we ever get started, that each of the countries has a very different opinion of what we've negotiated, as relates to missile defense?

It seems to me that what you're saying is, the treaty itself is not particularly important, that what is important is the dialogue that we have with Russia...

What I can guarantee you is that, for the next 2 years, through the 2012 election, this President is going to make it absolutely clear this will be full-funded to the degree that he's promised.

This is kind of an opportunity, let's face it, for those of us who care about modernization, this moment in time is an opportunity.

I rise today to address the financial regulation proposal that is before us right now. I wish to talk about some of the conversations that are taking place about our status. No. 1, I think everybody in this body knows that people on both…

Obviously, it's not going to make much progress; you will be back every 6 years if that continues.

We must ensure that our healthcare technology is accessible to everyone.

So, if I might ask you the same question, just following up it seems to me that, at present--I think all of us would love to see a system that, instead of paying for volume, paid for outcomes, but it's hard to find that, right now, isn't…

We want everybody in our country to have healthcare and access to good quality care.

I hope today's hearing will help spark rethinking the way Medicare pays doctors.

Well, thank all of you for your testimony. I look forward to pursuing this further.

I think that he ought to examine e-care as one of his top priorities.

The broadband plan is the blueprint for how to make a high-speed Internet connection as ubiquitous as a phone line.

The Medicare reimbursement system is fundamentally flawed.

One of the things we still haven't addressed is cost.

The fact is, there are a lot of people coming to the floor and a lot of things are being said in the press. First, I think we are going to end up with a bipartisan bill before the actual vote to proceed takes place. I believe that is being…

Both of the Federal Reserve leaders in Kansas City and Dallas have added tremendously to this debate. No one has been more of a supporter for community banks than the Senator from Texas. I could not agree more with everything the Senator…

I thank my friend from North Dakota, because I, too, for what it is worth, have been very distressed about the conversations around financial reform. I don't think either side of the aisle deserves a badge of honor as it relates to the way…

I do want to say that Tennessee has lost a great human being in Dr. Benjamin Hooks, and I want to join with my friend and colleague from Tennessee, Senator Alexander, in being part of a resolution to talk about his wonderful life. I know…

I have repeatedly publicly thanked the good Senator from Connecticut for going through that process, and there is no question it is a much better bill. As a matter of fact, I think it is a very amendable bill. Here is what I would say. I…

There is a lot of rhetoric that has gone on around this financial reform bill. I appreciate so much the chairman of the committee engaging me for 30 days to try to reach a bipartisan agreement. We voted a 1,336-page bill out of committee…

You had one, and that is all you asked for when you started. I do not want to reiterate that. I never said I could speak for anybody but myself. And I did not leave the table. I never left the table. So the fact is, the bill took a…

I come to the floor today to talk about financial reform. I know we have a number of issues before the body right now, and it will be a couple of weeks, maybe 3, before this body takes up what I think is a very important piece of…

I will respond respectfully that I think the course of action that is trying to get underway is to finish the bipartisan-- let's face it. You and I went a long way. Then we stopped. On March 10 it ended. I understood that, look, you were…

I think what is happening on this financial regulation bill is a lot like what happened during the health care debate in many ways. There is something that is being focused on. Some of it is sort of being blown out of proportion. I did…