Senate, House Committee Leaders Urge Passage of Legislation to End NLRB’s Ambush Elections
After Senate Democrats yesterday blocked a simple up or down vote to override President Obama’s veto of a Congressional Review Act resolution that would stop the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) ambush election rule, Senate labor committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-Minn.), Senate Employment and Workplace […]
Corker Statement on Senate Passage of Keystone XL Pipeline Legislation
U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) today released the following statement after voting for S.1, the Keystone XL Pipeline Act, which passed the Senate by a vote of 62 to 36. First proposed more than six years ago, the pipeline would have the capacity to transport more than 800,000 barrels of oil per day from Canada […]
Corker Cosponsors Bill to Prevent IRS Political Targeting
U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) this week cosponsored S.283, the Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of 2015. The bill, introduced by Senators Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) and Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) in the Senate and Representatives Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) and Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) in the House of Representatives, would prohibit the Internal Revenue […]
NIH Study Reveals Many Americans At Risk For Alcohol-Medication Interactions
Nearly 42 percent of U.S. adults who drink also report using medications known to interact with alcohol, based on a study from the National Institutes of Health released today. Among those over 65 years of age who drink alcohol, nearly 78 percent report using alcohol-interactive medications. Such medications are widely used, prescribed for common conditions […]
Archaeologists discover remains of Ice-Age infants in Alaska
The bones and teeth of two–possibly related–Ice-Age infants, who were buried more than 11,000 years ago in central Alaska, constitute the youngest human remains ever found in the North American Arctic, according to a new paper published by National Science Foundation-funded researchers. Ben A. Potter of the University of Alaska Fairbanks led the archaeological team […]
Making Government Work for East Tennesseeans
For far too long, government waste and inefficiency has created oceans of red ink. Whether it’s partisanship in Congress, a huge overhaul of our health care system that’s not working or runaway spending, Americans have rightfully lost faith in their government. When traveling around the First District, I hear from many East Tennesseans who are […]
A Temporary Travel Ban Can Help Combat Ebola
Last week, the American people learned that two nurses who had treated the United States’ index Ebola patient also had contracted the virus, and more worrisome, learned that one of the nurses had traveled on a commercial airliner. It understandably heightened concern more Americans were at risk of contracting this extremely deadly virus, and it […]
Ebola
In recent months, we’ve witnessed a serious Ebola outbreak in West Africa that, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), has caused 7,500 cases and 3,500 deaths in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone – the three countries most impacted by this disease. Now, there is one confirmed death from Ebola in Dallas, which has […]
President Obama’s War on Coal
On Monday, the Obama administration unveiled a controversial plan to cut carbon emissions from existing power plants by 30% by 2030. This climate change agenda is so misguided and unpopular with the American people that the president couldn’t even get it passed through a Democrat-led House and Senate back in 2009. Now, despite the fact […]
Corker: Tennessee Families, Businesses Cannot Afford Additional Costly Washington Regulations
U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) today backed legislation to rein in the administration’s proposed rules on fossil fuel power plants announced earlier this week by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). “Low-cost, reliable energy is essential to driving economic development and job growth, but I’m concerned the president’s proposal will limit our country’s use of abundant […]
Corker Statement on Secretary Shenseki’s Resignation
U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) released the following statement today regarding the resignation of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric Shinseki. “I appreciate Secretary Shinseki’s military and public service to our country, and while a change in leadership was necessary the problems run much deeper than one person,” said Corker. “The administration must work […]
U.S. Congressman Phil Roe, M.D., 1st District of Tennessee – Accountability and Transparency
This week the House took action to ensure the Obama Administration is kept accountable to the American people. We voted to hold former IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress and to form a select committee to investigate the 2012 terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya that took the lives of four Americans, including Ambassador […]
Senate Passage of Ukraine Bill Sends Strong Message of Support to Ukrainian People, Condemns Russia for Actions in Crimea
U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the Senate’s passage of Ukraine legislation sends a strong message of support to the Ukrainian people and a strong signal to Russia by imposing tough sanctions on the Putin regime for its illegal actions in Crimea. “This bill sends a strong […]
Holding the IRS Accountable
Last May, a senior Internal Revenue Service (IRS) official, Lois Lerner, acknowledged that the IRS had engaged in inappropriate targeting of the tax-exempt applications from conservative-leaning organizations. Her acknowledgement was an attempt to explain the results of an audit requested by House Oversight and Government Reform (OGR) Committee Chairman Darrell Issa (R-CA) and Jim Jordan […]
Cardin, Rubio, Menendez and Corker Urge Greater Freedom of the Press in China
U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, also Subcommittee Ranking Member Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Senate Foreign Relations Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ), and Ranking Member Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) have introduced a Senate Resolution (S. Res. 361) that urges the People’s Republic of China to take […]
Advocating for U.S. Disability Rights Abroad Should Not Come at the Expense of the Constitution
U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, announced he cannot support Senate approval of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), citing concerns that U.S. ratification could undermine the constitutional balance between the state and federal governments and the legitimacy of our democratic processes. In doing […]
