United States Senator Bob Corker, Tennessee http://www.corker.senate.gov/public/ A collection of the latest records posted to United States Senator Bob Corker, Tennessee website. United States Senator Bob Corker, Tennessee http://www.corker.senate.gov/public/ http://www.corker.senate.gov/public/_skins/default/images/rss_banner.jpg en_US Frontrunner || www.gslsolutions.com Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT Wed, 16 May 2012 00:00:01 GMT Corker Says Failure to Apply Minimum Capital Standards to Ex-Im Bank Needlessly Puts Taxpayers at Risk for Potential Bailout WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., today voted against the Export-Import Bank reauthorization bill (H.R.2072) because it needlessly puts taxpayers at risk for a potential bailout. After defeating Corker’s amendment (amdt.#2102) requiring a 10 percent minimum capital standa...]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 06:30:00 EST Corker Amendment to Export/Import Bank Reauthorization Requires Minimum Capital Standards to Prevent Possible Taxpayer Bailout WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., has introduced an amendment (amdt.#2102) requiring minimum capital standards and certification of foreign exports to legislation (H.R.2072) reauthorizing the Export-Import Bank of the United States. The bank, similar to competing entities in ot...]]> Tue, 15 May 2012 10:00:00 EST Corker Honors Chattanooga Police Officer Lorin Johnston for 2012 TOP COPS Award WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., today offered his congratulations to Chattanooga Police Department Officer Lorin Johnston, one of ten law enforcement officers honored at the White House on Saturday as a National Association of Police Organizations TOP COP. The TOP COPS awards...]]> Mon, 14 May 2012 05:30:00 EST Corker Calls for Hearing on JP Morgan Trading Losses WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today asked Committee Chairman Tim Johnson to hold a hearing “as expeditiously as possible into the events surrounding the JPMorgan Chase & Co. trading losses.”

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The audio of the address is available

WASHINGTON – In remarks on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said the postal reform bill, s. 1789, is further proof that “you absolutely cannot trust the ...]]> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:00:00 EST Corker: FHFA’s Job is to Protect Taxpayers, Not to Encourage Irresponsible Behavior April 24, 2012 – In an interview with CNBC’s Rick Santelli, Senator Corker warns against a Treasury Department plan to encourage principal reductions on underwater home loans owned by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac because it would incentivize responsible homeowners to stop paying their m...]]> Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:00:00 EST Corker Says Trustees Reports on Social Security and Medicare Demonstrate Urgency for Reform Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:30:00 EST Politico (Op-ed): Restore commitment to nuclear modernization President Barack Obama’s fiscal year 2013 budget request to modernize our nation’s aging nuclear weapons and laboratories falls about $370 million short of what the Senate deemed necessary when it supported the 2010 New START treaty.

In explaining this, the head of the Nati...]]> Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:30:00 EST Corker Says Two-Year Compliance Period for Volcker Rule Indicates Rule is Overly Complex and Would Be Problematic for the Economy WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., a member of the Senate Banking Committee, today said the decision to grant a two-year compliance period for banking regulations known as the “Volcker rule” indicates the rule is overly complex and would be problematic for the econom...]]> Thu, 19 Apr 2012 04:30:00 EST Corker Congratulates Pat Summitt on Legendary Career and Presidential Medal of Freedom WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., today congratulated Pat Summitt on her legendary career as head coach of the University of Tennessee Lady Vols basketball program and on being named a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:30:00 EST Corker, Isakson Request Oversight Hearing to Determine Whether Obama Administration is Upholding Commitments on Missile Defense, Nuclear Modernization & Global Strike Capability WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, have written to Committee Chairman John Kerry calling for an oversight hearing “to determine whether the administration has fully lived up to the expectat...]]> Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST Corker Comments on Buffett Tax April 16, 2012 - Senator Corker speaks on the Senate floor about the Buffett Tax, saying it is "not intended to deal with deficits" and is "intended to divide." He encouraged all members on both sides of the aisle "who have spoken earnestly and sincerely about pro-growth tax reform and entitle...]]> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 07:00:00 EST Corker: With Consensus Building for Pro-Growth Tax Reform, Buffett Tax Would Be “Counterproductive” WASHINGTON – With consensus building in both parties toward pro-growth tax reform that would eliminate loopholes and lower rates for all Americans, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., today opposed the so-called Buffett Tax, saying it is “counterproductive.”

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