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

Carr picks up Fleischmann's former campaign director

2013-05-25T01:00:00Z

...$1.8 million in his campaign account as of March 31, has since then collected $430,000 in a Chattanooga fundraiser hosted by Sen. Bob Corker and about $1 million at a Nashville fundraiser.. On the issue front recently, Alexander has gained national atte

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Corker Quietly Crafting Bipartisan GSE Reform Bill

2013-05-24T01:00:00Z

...— A bipartisan group of senators led by Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn. is drafting legislation designed to reform the housing finance system, including a plan to wind down the government-sponsored enterprises. The proposal has been deemed by some as an "amb

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Obama Ignores Reality in Call to Repeal WoT Authorization

2013-05-24T01:00:00Z

...in effect. Obama will find support in Congress for revising and updating the law. Before the president's speech, Republican Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the original law is "increasingly unrelate

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Corker open to changes at TVA

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...digest of important news from sources selected by our local editors. Delivered weekday mornings. U.S. Sen. Bob Corker is open to changes at the Tennessee Valley Authority. Corker said he doesn't favor a sale to cut the federal debt — he doesn't believ

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Republicans criticize Obama over call for repeal of 2001 use of force law

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...in effect. Obama will find support in Congress for revising and updating the law. Before the president's speech, Republican Sen. Bob Corker, top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the original law is "increasingly unrelated to cu

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Sen. Alexander lists assets, Corker gets extension

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...in 2012 valued between $6.6 million and $19.2 million, a personal financial disclosure report released Wednesday showed. Sen. Bob Corker, also a Republican, received an extension that gives him until Aug. 13 to file his. House membersÂ forms become pub

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Sen. Bob Corker would be open to some TVA changes

2013-05-23T01:00:00Z

...President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, the Tennessee Valley Authority might be better off severed from Uncle Sam, U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said Wednesday. Corker said he isn't pushing to sell TVA to try to cut the federal debt, as President Obam

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Senate panel approves arms for Syrian rebels

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...States must play a role in tipping the scales toward opposition groups and working to build a free and democratic Syria." Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, the panel's top Republican, implicitly criticized the Obama administration as he joined Menendez in e

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Senate Foreign Relations panel tries to make move on Syria, but that’s a misuse of its power

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...officials and a former one. Chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) introduced his bill, co-sponsored by ranking member Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), on May 6. “The legislation plans for a post-Assad Syria by offering humanitarian assistance to the Syrian peop

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Sen. Lamar Alexander lists millions in assets for 2012

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...2012 valued between $6.6 million and $19.2 million, a personal financial disclosure report released Wednesday showed. Sen. Bob Corker, also a Republican, received an extension that gives him until Aug. 13 to file his. House members' forms become public

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Dimon prevails, keeps chairman role

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...biggest bank could lose billions on bad bets, lawmakers sought his advice. At one point during the hearing in June, Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., asked Dimon, "What would you do to make our system safer?" By March, however, the deference paid to Dimon and J

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Senate panel approves weapons for rebels in Syria

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...must play a role in tipping the scales toward opposition groups and working to build a free and democratic Syria." Sen. Bob Corker of Tennessee, the panel's top Republican, implicitly criticized the Obama administration as he joined Menendez in embracin

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Rand Paul: My colleagues just voted to arm allies of al-Qaeda

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...of weapons as they enter a conflict involving a complex mix of opposition groups, as the new bill would require. [...] [Sen. Bob] Corker added that not arming rebel groups such as the more moderate Free Syrian Army would ensure the dominance of the bett

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Senate Foreign Relations panel tries to make move on Syria, but that’s a misuse of its power

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

Sen. Lamar Alexander lists millions in assets for 2012

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

Rand Paul and the Menendez-Corker Bill to Arm Syrian Rebels

2013-05-22T01:00:00Z

...voted overwhelmingly to arm elements of the Syrian opposition in a bill co-sponsored by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN). “This is an important moment,” Paul said, addressing his Senate colleagues. “You will be funding, today

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Former IRS Commissioner 'Dismayed' by Targeting of Conservative Groups

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...days with his assessment. “We are going to make sure that nothing like this ever happens again,” Lew told the Banking panel. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said at that hearing that he holds the highest levels of the Obama administration responsible, inc

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House passes 2-year moratorium on dam barriers

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...bill, introduced by Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., was co-sponsored by Sens. Rand Paul and Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Bob Corker of Tennessee. Whitfield said the bill thwarts, at least temporarily, an effort to "take away some of the best fishing i

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Lew Says He Heard of IRS Audit in Mid-March

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...the report at the same time last week. “These actions must never be tolerated,” Sen. Mike Crapo (R., Idaho) told Mr. Lew. Sen. Bob Corker (R., Tenn.) sought to pin the blame on President Barack Obama and his administration, accusing them of demonizi

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Senate panel approves weapons for Syrian rebels

2013-05-21T01:00:00Z

...two years of civil war. Leading the bipartisan legislation were Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez, the panel's chairman, and Sen. Bob Corker, the committee's top Republican. The fate of the bill is uncertain as many members of the House aren't as enthusiasti

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