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Senator Bob Corker

Tennessee’s Bob Corker Plays Dealmaker In Restoring Highway Trust Fund

Bradley George

June 18, 2014

Tennessee’s Bob Corker is once again casting himself as a Washington dealmaker. This time, the Republican Senator is touting a bipartisan plan to refill the federal highway trust fund, which is set to run out of money by the end of the year.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Bob Corker, gas tax, Highway Trust Fund, Senator Bob Corker

Iran Benefits From Nuke Deal, Tenn. Senator Corker Says Leverage Lost

Bradley George

February 5, 2014

Tennessee Senator Bob Corker says Iran is reaping major economic benefits from a short-term deal over uranium enrichment, but the top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says the county doesn’t have to make sacrifices to its nuclear program.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Iran, Senator Bob Corker

Their Reasons Are Different, But Neither TN Senator Wants To Extend Jobless Benefits

Bradley George

January 7, 2014

Both of Tennessee’s Republican Senators say they’re against extended long-term unemployment benefits that expired just before the new year, but the two oppose the measure for different reasons.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Sen. Lamar Alexander, Senator Bob Corker

Bob Corker to John Kerry: Don’t Give Up Iran Sanctions For A ‘Partial’ Nuclear Deal

Bradley George

November 11, 2013

Tennessee Senator Bob Corker says the Obama Administration needs to be careful in its nuclear negotiations with Iran. The top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee says the US shouldn’t give too many concessions to keep that country from developing nuclear weapons.

Filed Under: WPLN News Tagged With: Iran, Senator Bob Corker

Despite Deadline, Corker Still Pushing Fiscal Cliff Plan

Bradley George

December 28, 2012

Over the last two months, Tennessee Republican Senator Bob Corker has made numerous appearances on TV news shows and written newspaper editorials. His push continued today with an interview on CBS This Morning, a conference call with reporters, and a Capitol Hill press conference.

Filed Under: Politics, WPLN News Tagged With: fiscal cliff, Senator Bob Corker, Senator Lamar Alexander

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