Bob Corker

I think you are one of those folks that we are lucky to have in Committee and I thank you for your service.

I want to be clear and say we have had a great partnership, numbers of us have. Some of the claims in this bill about preserving too big to fail are legitimate because of some changes that occurred about 10 days before the bill came to…

I don't know when you are coming to see me, but my understanding is Chairman Dodd is getting ready to introduce a bill on the floor.

I wish to thank the Senator from New Hampshire who I think has offered extraordinary leadership on this issue and on the issues regarding our country's huge amount of indebtedness. As does Senator Gregg, I find it hard to believe that we…

We met with the Obama administration's trade representative just recently to see if there are ways of getting at the fact that Americans pay so much more for brand name drugs than other folks.

I appreciate you calling this hearing and for the explanation you gave on the front end.

I have concerns, as I mentioned on the front end, about the high cost of brand name drugs here.

I have got to go on. I know that these witnesses have been waiting a long time, but I thank you for the hearing and look forward to the results.

You know, we hear a lot about the fact that the reason drug prices are so high here is that we do so much research and development in this country of new drugs, and we get them to the markets quicker here.

I, too, have been concerned about the cost of brand drugs.

I have supported a change in the criteria for the 25C tax credit to make it match the Energy Star 2010 criteria for windows, doors and skylights.

Today's hearing on the proposed Home Star program brings to the forefront of our discussions the complexity of setting energy efficiency standards for windows, doors, and skylights.

This creates customer confusion, but more importantly does not achieve the goal of maximum energy efficiency.

I have been working in an unusual way across the aisle on an issue that I think is important in this body for the last 2 weeks, and I had planned to spend all day tomorrow, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday--whatever it takes--to get a bill…

At the end of the day, the Senator from Vermont is the best I know in this body at talking about compassion for people that I know he believes; I think we all believe. I always listen to him with great awe, candidly, at his ability to…

I want to thank you again for your leadership on this and trying to figure out a solution on the derivatives side.

It is important to get this testimony into the public record so we can potentially act upon it.

I do not think we would have met with our next panel without you having brought this forward.

The President said in his State of the Union address that he looks forward to a new generation of safe, clean nuclear reactors.

The TVA is very important to the Tennessee Valley area. It spans multi-States, and it has multiple energy sources.

It gives me great pride to be here. I thank you for having the hearing.

I thank the President for filling this void on the TVA board.

I think I have been known for my brevity in the short time that I have been in the Senate. I don't plan on changing that.

The President also endorsed $54 billion of support for loan guarantees for new nuclear power plants.

The by far most appropriate clean energy for our region is nuclear power.