Open Congress : Blog Articles for Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]

Another Barack Obama misspeak

2008-07-24T00:00:00Z

Bob Corker (R-TN) Jon Tester (D-MT) Richard C. Shelby Ranking Member (R-AL) Robert F. Bennett (R-UT) Wayne Allard (R-CO) Michael B. Enzi (R-WY) Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Jim Bunning (R-KY) Mike Crapo (R-ID) Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) ...

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Michael Kroll is now connected to Paul Fassbender (Chief Counsel ...

2008-07-23T00:00:00Z

Michael Kroll is now connected to Paul Fassbender (Chief Counsel for the Office of Senator Bob Corker)

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Who's missing from this list?

2008-07-23T00:00:00Z

Chuck Hagel (R-NE) Tom Carper (D-DE) Jim Bunning (R-KY) Robert Menendez (D-NJ) Mike Crapo (R-ID) Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) Elizabeth Dole (R-NC) Sherrod Brown (D-OH) Mel Martinez (R-FL) Robert P. Casey (D-PA) Bob Corker (R-TN) ...

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Like Playing Cards With His Sisterâ€™s Kids

2008-07-23T00:00:00Z

Ususually an even-tempered bipartisan figure, Herman Wang notes Senator Bob Corkerâ€™s increasing frustration with Democrats on the isssue of domestic oil production:. â€œMy daughters learned about supply and demand in elementary school,â€ ...

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Breakfast Club 7/23/2008

2008-07-23T00:00:00Z

... region be transformed by the tremendous economic impact and new job creation that will result from Volkswagenâ€™s investment, our entire state will reap great benefits from suppliers and other supporting businesses. - US Sen. Bob Corker.

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Washington: Corker: Public backs new oil drilling

2008-07-23T00:00:00Z

With the Senate deadlocked over a bill to tighten regulation of energy futures markets, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., has let fly with some of his most partisan comments to date, calling the Democratsâ€™ focus on oil speculators a smokescreen ...

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Letter from Senator Bob Corker (R) Tennessee

2008-07-22T00:00:00Z

Sincerely, Bob Corker(R)United States Senator-Tennessee. Editorial : I asked him to consider lowering the national speed limit to 55mph. Is there an answer here ? "Saving America" "One Gallon at a Time"

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To Do lists part 2:

2008-07-22T00:00:00Z

Bob Corker's scheduler. I have been really really trying to set up a meeting with said representative, but his scheduler hasn't been very helpful. She's not responding to phone calls or emails. So I'm just going to have to step it up a ...

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Republican Senators Helping Memphis

2008-07-22T00:00:00Z

Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker were right to play political hardball with their Senate colleagues in order to get financial relief for the Regional Medical Center at Memphis (the MED) and other Tennessee hospitals. ...

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Teamsters May Withdraw Support for ANWR Oil Exploration One of the ...

2008-07-21T00:00:00Z

â€œI canâ€™t imagine us having a debate about energy and not having, as a proposal, lifting the moratorium,â€ Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) told Cybercast News Service on Thursday. â€œI think there is actually very strong bipartisan support for ..

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Democratic Party Unity Proves Elusive at Netroots Gathering

2008-07-18T00:00:00Z

The political leanings of the crowd were skewed decidedly to the left of Ford, a former centrist US House member from Tennessee who lost his 2006 Senate bid to Republican Bob Corker. Ford gamely made an agreement with Moulitsas last ...

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Netroots Applauds Moulitsas' Lieberman Obscenity

2008-07-18T00:00:00Z

Democratic Party Unity Proves Elusive at Netroots Gathering

2008-07-18T00:00:00Z

As economy sours and oil rises, Washington postures

2008-07-18T00:00:00Z

Or as Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., put it, "This is all about political games, not about solving our country's problems."Data show vividly that the public agrees.A Quinnipiac University poll taken July 8-13 found that a scant 14 percent of ...

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VW’s choice eases Chattanooga’s past auto snubs

2008-07-17T07:48:02Z

VW’s choice eases Chattanooga’s past auto snubs Written by admin on July 17, 2008 – 3:48 am - CHATTANOOGA, Tenn ... -in shows, businesses hanging welcome signs and U.S. Sen. Bob

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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - When Volkswagen said yes, a city that shed ...

2008-07-17T00:00:00Z

Volkswagenâ€™s plans to build a $1 billion assembly plant and create 2000 jobs in Chattanooga had radio listeners rejoicing on call-in shows, businesses hanging welcome signs and US Sen. Bob Corker declaring the city â€œwill never be the ...

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Corker To Mt. Juliet

2008-07-17T00:00:00Z

Senator Bob Corker will address a luncheon of the Mount Juliet Noon Rotary Club on Monday, July 21 at 11:45 am Corker will discuss his work in the Senate in the areas of energy, health care and fiscal responsibility.

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VWâ€™s choice eases Chattanoogaâ€™s past auto snubs

2008-07-16T00:00:00Z

Glass Houses

2008-07-16T00:00:00Z

Alexander, Bob Corker, and all the national party bigwigs.) Third, Michelle Obama is making a good point. Even from the GOP press release itâ€™s clear that she is making a good point. Itâ€™s that whole give a â€œgive a man a fishâ€ thing. ...

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Volkswagen Will Build Plant In Chattanooga, Tennessee [Industry News]

2008-07-15T00:00:00Z

According to United States Sen. Bob Corker, who was mayor of Chattanooga when the city and Hamilton County acquired the land and established Enterprise South as an industrial park, the Volkswagen announcement represents a fresh chapter ...

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