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Corker: Don't 'Spike Football' on Senate Deal

Corker: Don't 'Spike Football' on Senate Deal

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

Corker: Even Congress Doesn't Know Extent of NSA Spying

Corker: Even Congress Doesn't Know Extent of NSA Spying

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

Alexander Lashes Out at Tea Party

Alexander Lashes Out at Tea Party

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

Corker Claims Ignorance of Immigration Bill's Vegas Kickback

Corker Claims Ignorance of Immigration Bill's Vegas Kickback

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

Corker: Start Entitlement Cuts Now

Corker: Start Entitlement Cuts Now

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

Sen. Corker: GOP could accept higher taxes rates on wealthy

Sen. Corker: GOP could accept higher taxes rates on wealthy

(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

Senate Poised to Pass Massive Highway Spending Bill

Senate Poised to Pass Massive Highway Spending Bill

(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

Sen. Corker vs. Tea Party Activists

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