Bob Corker In The News
July 22, 2008 Buyer Beware of The Tennesseanâs Sales Job on the New VW plant
Then we have US Senator Bob Corker, who must have employed a rather zealous staffer to ghost write his praise. Bob takes the time to remind us of how much ...
July 21, 2008 On VW, Prognosticators Were Wrong
"You know, the first time we ever talked about bringing them here was November of last year," said Senator Bob Corker. In the weeks leading up to the final ...
July 21, 2008 Haywood can be next mega-success
Phil Bredesen, Economic and Community Development Commissioner Matt Kisber, former Chattanooga Mayor and now US Sen. Bob Corker, and Chattanooga leadership ...
July 21, 2008 Chattanooga Leaders Woo VW
Senator Bob Corker even hosted three high profile dinners at his home. Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce leaders can't put a dollar figure on the recruitment ...
July 20, 2008 Plans move forward to lure industry to Haywood County megasite
US Sen. Bob Corker said Wednesday in a conference call to reporters that Chattanooga won the Volkswagen plant because the site was prepped for construction. ...
July 17, 2008 AMA thanks senators for vote on Medicare
Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker, both Republicans from Tennessee, for standing up for seniors and their physicians by voting to stop the cuts. ...
July 16, 2008 Ramsey Says Local Team Was "Persistent" In Drive To Lure Volkswagen
Mr. Ramsey said he was at an event at the Chattanoogan hotel with Sen. Bob Corker when he first was notified of that possibility. He said he pulled Sen. ...
July 16, 2008 Medicare Showdown
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) was the only senator to miss both votes. Some observers attributed the change of heart among some senators to a surprise ...
July 16, 2008 Behind the Scenes of the Volkswagen Announcement
Two were to Senator Bob Corker's home. Gov. Bredesen: "I'm not sure he expected to read all about it in the newspaper that next day but we got over that. ...
July 16, 2008 VW's choice eases Chattanooga's past auto snubs
Radio listeners rejoiced on call-in shows, businesses displayed signs welcoming VW and US Sen. Bob Corker, a former mayor, said Chattanooga "will never be ...
July 15, 2008 What the Volkswagen Plant Will Mean For Chattanooga
Senator Bob Corker is one of the people who has been working on the deal. "This is that barrier that our community has broken through," he said. ...
July 15, 2008 ET hoping to cash in on Chattanooga's VW plant
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., who was Chattanooga mayor when the 1350-acre Volkswagen site was assembled, said in a conference call Tuesday that Chattanooga is ...
July 15, 2008 Editorial: West Tennessee needs auto plant
US Sen. Bob Corker, former mayor of Chattanooga, predicted there will be a ripple effect throughout all sectors of the local economy. ...
July 15, 2008 Turning His Back On Elderly, Their Doctors
Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker, both R-Tenn., initially opposed the measure but changed their tune in exchange for a promise to shore up Medicaid payments ...
July 15, 2008 Chattanooga Revels in the Volkswagen Announcement
For weeks auto magazines said Volkswagon had passed Chattanooga over, but Friday Senator Bob Corker got the phone call. Sen. Bob Corker: "I embarrassed ...
July 15, 2008 Volkswagen Group of America Announces it Will Produce Cars in ...
According to United States Sen. Bob Corker, who was mayor of Chattanooga when the city and Hamilton County acquired the land and established Enterprise ...
July 15, 2008 VW Decision Was The Result Of Tireless Efforts
Second, it would be safe to say that the "wild card" that helped Chattanooga land VW this time was our own native son, US Sen. Bob Corker. ...
July 14, 2008 End partisan games; hold energy summit
The âgang of 10,â which includes Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., is calling for an energy summit. Senate leaders should oblige them. So far, the reaction to their ...
July 14, 2008 Corker meeting cancelled
A meeting scheduled to be held in Mt. Juliet on Friday, July 11 with US Sen. Bob Corker has been cancelled due to a flight delay, said a spokesman in his ...
July 14, 2008 Corker Says Lifting Drilling Ban Must Be Accompanied By ...
Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), a member of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, today responded to President Bushâs announcement that he will lift the ...
July 13, 2008 Senators did right thing
Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker were looking out for the interests of Tennessee and its public hospitals with their actions regarding the Medicare ...
July 13, 2008 Medicare bill nearly law but lobbies stay focused
His home-state colleague, Sen. Bob Corker (R), however, plans to vote with the Democrats. Alexander and Corker won a promise from congressional leaders that ...
July 12, 2008 VW officials recommend Limestone, report says
US Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., however, disputed the reports that management has decided to recommend the Limestone County site. ...
July 12, 2008 Corker: Chattanooga still in running for VW plant
(WRCB) - Senator Bob Corker says that Chattanooga is still in the running for a new Volkswagen plant despite what recent publications say. ...
July 11, 2008 Bill Includes $1 Million For Enterprise South/Collegedale Road
Sen. Bob Corker announced that the Fiscal Year 2009 Transportation, Treasury, and Housing & Urban Development (THUD) appropriations bill, which the Senate ...
July 11, 2008 Mortgages Up, National, Local Reports Show
US Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., voted Thursday for the last piece of a three-part housing package his office said was designed to modernize the Federal Housing ...
July 11, 2008 White House Renews Veto Threat of Medicare Physician Payment Bill ...
Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), one of the nine Republicans who switched their votes, said he would vote to override a veto of the measure, spokesperson Laura ...
July 11, 2008 Former Hurler, Slugger Corker Hails 50th Anniversary Of Dixie ...
Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN), a former Dixie Youth baseball player, commented today on the 50th anniversary of the tournament which begins on July 13 in ...
July 10, 2008 Mitch McConnell Pushing for Gas Price Reduction Act Approval
US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is pushing for passage of the Gas Price Reduction Act. At a press conference with Senator Bob Corker, ...
July 10, 2008 Kennedyâs Return To Senate Floor Tips Medicare Scales
Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker, though. Alexander and Corker said they originally voted against cloture because the bill did not reinstate a Tennessee ...
