Bob Corker

The End Modern Slavery Initiative Act of 2015 was critically important legislation seeking to leverage foreign aid.

Senator Corker introduced bipartisan legislation designed to bring much-needed resources to this global fight.

The stark reality of modern slavery is unconscionable, and it demands that we make a commitment to end it for good.

Thank you to Chairman Corker for your leadership in this endeavor, and to Senator Cardin, your leadership has been extraordinary.

I do want to thank you for allowing that to happen, hoping it will continue as we return to more normal circumstances.

The international community did not show enough resolve in support of Ukraine. That left a void where Russia was free to interfere.

It requires us recognizing Iran as a problem.

Iran is probably the most important player in Iraq.

I do think that President Trump is inheriting a functioning coalition that has avoided blowups in Iraq.

It was not just that their military actions were imprecise and targeted civilians.

I criticized the previous administration for a glaring disparity between their anti-ISIS efforts and their diplomatic efforts.

One decision they must make is who to involve in the military campaign.

Unfortunately, in Syria, the problem has only gotten harder with time.

The fight in Iraq appears to remain on course, but huge questions remain about the future of American influence.

I think it is a good time for us to take a look at what has been accomplished.

Last month, President Trump asked for a new plan to defeat ISIS.

Congress will need to raise the debt limit sooner than expected.

I hope in the 2019 budget you are able to convince the administration to look at Social Security and Medicare.

I would like to use the word 'reform' instead. We need to make sure that people who actually benefit from Government services are entitled to, and do so in a more efficient way.

It sounds like the tax policy that the White House is planning to put in place would be revenue neutral in every year over the next 10 years.

Somebody in the administration either yesterday or the day before said that the President's tax reform plan will be offset on a static basis every year of the budget window.

As one Senator, I think we need to be really careful when we do this tax reform to not over-project revenues.

We are in a hell of a mess right now from the standpoint of where the Nation is and the lack of ability here to deal with the spending side of the equation.

The national debt doubled, and we never got things under control.

Under Reagan, no doubt, the 1986 law is one we all look at and certainly admire the economy that took place under Reagan.