Bob Corker

There is no way to deal with the issues that we have before us without growth rates substantially increasing.

It's hard when you have a President that is not willing to deal with 70 percent of our budget, mandatory spending.

The threat posed by North Korea has only grown more alarming.

No combination of incentives and disincentives has brought us any closer to ending the threat posed by North Korea.

The North Korean threat is one of the most urgent security challenges facing the United States.

I think there is actually a large group of people here that realize the immorality of that.

Our national security is strengthened when we are at the table at the United Nations.

I think that Secretary-General Guterres represents a strong leader who takes this position with a stronger background than any previous Secretary-General of the United Nations.

The United States has a profound moral obligation to lead on these issues.

If there is any time, I would like to also say there have been a lot of concerns about the fiscal nature of this-- making sure that we do it in a manner that does not waste taxpayer resources. There has been another concern--obviously…

I want to thank you for coming by the office. I look forward to working with you as you ascend to this very important position.

I have been here ten years. I do not know how many hearings that I have been to, briefings, people in my office.

I just want, with the kind of debt that we have as a Nation, to know that you are committed also to, when you see it, to eliminating duplication, eliminating redundancies, and do what you can to try to address this incredible debt that we…

America has to lead in this particular area.

I do hope you will seek input of all as you move ahead into this top to bottom review.

Ultimately, he has to carry out the policies of the President, or he is not successful.

We may wish to change our standards four years from now.

I would think that absolutely the arrangement that he has with Exxon is something that should be fully vetted.

I have told Senator Cardin that if there is a substantial issue that we need to look into...

I think that has been stated at every nominations meeting we have had.

I did not view the response to be necessarily in any way outside the norms of what this committee overwhelmingly supported at that time.

Thank you, and I appreciate your observation that every administration is anxious to work with Congress until such a time it in any way inhibits their ability to do whatever they wish.

What we are doing right now with food aid is beyond belief.

I think that there is support for the one percent that we spend to try to use it in an appropriate way for soft power.

In the event with many of those where he was asking about war crimes, if you are able through your own independent knowledge and working with classified agencies here within the government to determine that the types of activities that he…