Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), appeared on Fox News Sunday saying discrepancies on the political framework agreement between the U.S and Iran reveal the necessity for congressional review of any final deal.
Sunday on Fox News Channel’s “Fox News Sunday,” Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) said he has strong bipartisan support and is close to the 67 senator needed to override President Barack Obama’s veto on his bill that gives Congress the chance
Sen. Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, responded to the political framework agreement reached Thursday with Iran.
Two more GOP senators now say they’ll vote against Loretta Lynch’s nomination to be U.S. attorney general. She needs to win at least four Republican votes to be confirmed.
White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough wrote a letter on Saturday night to Senator Bob Corker (and the rest of the U.S. Congress) on behalf of the President regarding the ongoing nuclear talks with Iran.
Hours before the GOP took control of the U.S. Senate last week, Tennessee Republican Sen. Bob Corker used an appearance on CNBC to push a federal gas tax increase. Voters can be forgiven if they feel this was exactly what they expected when they gave Republicans complete control of Congress. Corker’s disastrous timing isn’t just bad politics — it is horrible policy.
On Thursday, Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) showed disdain for conservatives who object to massive amnesty legislation that he wants a GOP-led Congress to enact. To Corker, those who oppose amnesty because they care about the rule of law, American workers,
LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker says he is not ruling out joining the field of Republicans running for president in 2016. Corker said Wednesday that any decision would wait until next year. If Corker joined the race,
Since 2000, Tennessee’s net employment growth has gone to immigrants, despite the fact that native-born Americans accounted for 60 percent of the state’s working-age population growth, a new report from a limited immigration group reveals. According to a new Center
Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) said on this weekend’s broadcast of “Fox News Sunday” about Secretary of State John Kerry’s comments after meeting with Russian diplomats in London: “We do need to show long-term resolve. The comment that Secretary Kerry made
The United Auto Workers (UAW) filed a legal challenge late Friday with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) to the certification of the organizing vote it lost last Friday at Volkswagen’s auto plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The challenge was submitted just
Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) on the news that Friday night Tennessee workers at a Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga voted down a take over bid from the Detroit based United Auto Workers (UAW) …
Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) joined MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell on Tuesday to discuss Obama’s failing policy in Syria…
Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker on “Fox News Sunday”:
On Tuesday, GOP Sen. Bob Corker cautioned against “spiking the football” on a potential Senate deal to end the partial government shutdown and lift the nation’s debt ceiling. It was an odd choice of words, since “spiking a football” usually
On CBS’s Face the Nation, Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) said Americans needed to support the Syrian rebels even though mistakes will be made that may lead to arms falling in the hands of the wrong groups. “There’s gonna be mistakes,” Corker said.
The rebel forces aligned against Syrian strong-man Bashar Assad are dominated by jihadists and fighters aligned with al-Qaeda. In April, the Obama Administration promised to help arm the rebel forces, but, realizing the very real complications on the ground, that
Sen. Bob Corker appearing on “Fox News Sunday” reacted to the latest revelations in the NSA surveillance scandal: Host Chris Wallace asked, “As the top Republican on Senate Foreign Relations, as you sit here today, do you feel that you
Facing an active campaign by grass-roots activists to defeat him in next year’s primary, Sen. Lamar Alexander penned a letter to the state’s largest newspaper defending his pragmatic, “problem solving” approach to governing. The letter in The Tennessean defends his record
Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) appeared surprised when Breitbart News asked for his response about a handout to Las Vegas casinos slipped into the newly formed immigration bill. Breitbart News‘ Matt Boyle first reported that on page 66 of the repackaged bill, the following provision
CBS: Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., a co-sponsor of an amendment to the Senate immigration bill that greatly increases the resources allocated for border security, explains why his plan should help compel wavering senators support the bill.
Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) says the “appalling” waste of U.S. reconstruction funding in Iraq demonstrates the need for a “top-to-bottom” review of the State Department and the decision-making process for dispersing aid. According to Corker: The extent of waste and
Appearing on FOX News Sunday Sen. Bob Corker (R., Tenn.) on the D.C. Circuit Court ruling that Obama appointments to the National Labor Relations Board violated the Constitution:
There is a vacuum in the White House where leadership is supposed to be, especially in tackling the entitlement reform that must be addressed to save America. As a result, Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) is taking matters into his own
If you’re in debt, and someone says they will offer you a sum of money but then will take the same sum of money away, nothing has changed, and you’re still in debt, correct? Tell that to Sen. Bob Corker,
(AP) Senator: GOP could accept higher taxes on wealthyBy ANNE FLAHERTYAssociated PressWASHINGTONRepublican Sen. Bob Corker says he and probably many other GOP senators would consider raising the top tax rate paid by the wealthiest Americans if it meant reforming big
In yet another sign that Republicans are willing to cave on everything their base is not, Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has said that he would consider disgraced UN Ambassador Susan Rice’s
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced on Friday that it will raise mortgage-insurance premiums an average of $13 a month for new borrowers of FHA-backed loans in a last ditch effort to avoid exhausting its reserves and prompting a taxpayer-funded
U.S. Intelligence agencies say they knew the Libyan attacks were acts of terrorism within 24 hours of their occurrence, and Senator Bob Corker (R-TN) says the situation surrounding the attacks raises a lot of questions. In fact, on the heels
Two GOP Senators are demanding clarification on what security measures were in place for U.S. personnel there after reports that those who attacked the Libyan consulate may have had inside help. Sens. Johnny Isakson (R-GA) and Bob Corker (R-TN) have
Elite Democrats in Tennessee do not like democracy, and this makes them no different from Southern Democrats of old who once blocked civil rights legislation meant to protect the right of blacks to vote. In their Senate primary, Tennessee Democrats
(AP) Senate ready to pass highway programs overhaulBy JOAN LOWYAssociated PressWASHINGTONThe Senate is poised to pass an overhaul of highway and transit programs that gives states greater flexibility over how they spend federal aid, streamlines environmental regulations to get projects
Conservative talk radio in Memphis is calling for the firing of the staff member of Sen. Bob Corker who demeaned and belittled Tea Party activists in the Volunteer State calling them “sad” and “creepy” when they visited the office protesting
It’s not often the two Republican Senators from Maine safeguard the country from excessive government with more vigilance than a Republican Senator from Tennessee. But on the issue of Financial Reform, Sen. Collins and Snowe have become champions for the