Staff photo by Patrick Smith U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., speaks with the Times Free Press editorial board Wednesday about health care reform and the United States' involvement in Afghanistan.

Submitted by Joe Legge on November 24, 2009 - 7:19pm. Government & Politics A A A A Tennessee Senator Bob Corker met with Polk County residents today about the rock slide, and other issues.

Democratic-led efforts to reform the nation's health-care system depend on budgeting "trickery," Sen.

At September's G-20 economic summit, President Barack Obama announced that the group would become the principal framework for tackling the world's economic challenges.

'The bill expands Medicaid and sends the $25 billion cost to states, a huge unfunded mandate that creates a very painful situation for Tennessee and other states.

Senator Bob Corker covered several issues at his Town Hall meeting at Fitz's Restaurant in Erin, on November 13.

The following editorial appeared in the Kansas City Star on Tuesday, Nov. 17: Historically, government has a lousy record of running businesses.

On May 5th of this year, 2009, John Jay Hooker spoke before the judiciary committee of our Tennessee Senate.

While Congress has debated health-care reform for the nation, it's also been focused on a health-related concern even closer to home: swine flu .

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Japanese prosecutors confirmed Friday that they have dropped the case against an American man arrested in Japan when he snatched his children from his ex-wife. Christopher Savoie was arrested Sept.

NASHVILLE a ' Gov. Phil Bredesen and other elected officials are dedicating a new underground meeting hall at the governor's mansion in Nashville.

U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., spoke for more than an hour Wednesday, answering questions from nearly 100 people who attended a town hall meeting.

Senate Democrats on Tuesday proposed stripping the Federal Reserve of its supervisory powers and creating instead three new federal agencies to police banks, protect consumers and dismantle failing institutions.

Republicans Monday had new hope that they could influence health care deliberations - influence that so far has eluded them - as the debate moves to the Senate, where the rules and the politics can work to their advantage.Some Republicans are trying to win Democratic support for more help for small business, different medical malpractice policies ...

Bob Corker said Friday. a oeWhat people care most about is food, clothing and shelter.

Sen. Bob Corker said Friday that incumbents of both parties need to be concerned during times of high unemployment and a shaky economy.

"Every day that we delay them moving to the floor with this bill is a very, very good thing." Marsha Blackburn Those are the words of U.S. Rep.

" U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said today in remarks on the Senate floor that the results of Tuesday's elections in Virginia and New Jersey reflect Americans' strong concerns with many of the current policy debates in Washington, including health care.

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