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Senator Robert 'Bob' Corker's Public Statements on Health and Health Care

Robert Corker
Full Name: Robert 'Bob' Corker
Office: U.S. Senate (TN) - Jr, Republican
First Elected: 11/07/2006
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2018
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Elizabeth; 2 Children: Julia, Emily
Birth Date: 08/24/1952
Birth Place: Orangeburg, SC
Home City: Chattanooga, TN
Religion: Presbyterian

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March 28, 2013 Letter to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius - Request for Flexibility to Provide Health Care to Tennesseans Washington, DC
March 27, 2013 Corker Comments on Gov. Haslam's Announcement on Health Care Reform in Tennessee Washington, DC
March 23, 2013 Corker: Senate Budget Misses the Mark Washington, DC
March 22, 2013 Concurrent Budget Resolution on the Budget, Fiscal Year 2014 Washington, DC
March 17, 2013 FOX NEWS "Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace" - Transcript - Government Budget Unknown
June 28, 2012 Corker Responds to Supreme Court Ruling on Obama Health Care Law Washington, DC
June 28, 2012 Corker Responds to Supreme Court Ruling on Obama Health Care Law Washington, DC
April 25, 2012 Corker, Blumenthal, Gingrey Praise Senate Committee Passage of GAIN Act in FDA User Fee Reauthorization Bill Washington, DC
March 29, 2012 Blumenthal, Corker, Gingrey Praise Inclusion of GAIN Act in Discussion Draft of Food and Drug Administration User Fee Reauthorization Bill Washington, DC
March 27, 2012 Health Care Washington, DC
March 27, 2012 Corker Says Health Care Law is Going to Drive Up Costs, Will Need to be Replaced with Legislation that "Fits the American People" Washington, DC
March 23, 2012 Corker Statement on Two-Year Anniversary of Health Care Law Chattanooga, TN
Feb. 8, 2012 Corker Supports Bill to Protect Religious Freedom from Unreasonable Federal Mandate in Health Care Law Washington, DC
Nov. 18, 2011 Senators Introduce Burn Pit Amendment to Help Veterans Washington, DC
Nov. 4, 2011 Senators Introduce Bipartisan Burn Pit Legislation to Support Veterans Washington, DC
Nov. 2, 2011 Rebuild America Jobs Act Washington, DC
Oct. 14, 2011 Corker Statement on Obama Administration's Decision to Stop Implementation of CLASS Act Chattanooga, TN
June 22, 2011 Sens. Carper and Coburn Lead Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Billions of Dollars in Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Medicare and Medicaid Washington, DC
June 22, 2011 Sens. Carper and Coburn Lead Bipartisan Legislation to Combat Billions of Dollars in Waste, Fraud and Abuse in Medicare and Medicaid Washington, DC
March 22, 2011 One Year Later, Corker Says Health Care Law Fails to Address Costs, Places Huge Burdens on Federal and State Budgets Nashville, TN
March 3, 2011 Letter to The President Washington, DC
Feb. 2, 2011 Corker Votes in Favor of Repealing Health Care Law Washington, DC
Feb. 1, 2011 Corker Praises Florida Court's Decision Declaring Health Care Law Unconstitutional Washington, DC
Oct. 22, 2010 CNBC: Health-Care Law a 'Ponzi Scheme,' Will Be Killed: Corker Unknown
March 24, 2010 Health Care And Education Reconciliation Act Of 2010 Washington, DC
March 21, 2010 Corker Disappointed in House Passage of Health Care, Says Cost Will Hit Tennessee and Future Generations Hard Washington, DC
March 17, 2010 Hearing Of The Senate Special Committee On Aging - Seniors Feeling The Squeeze: Rising Drug Prices And The Part D Program Unknown
Jan. 19, 2010 Corker Says Scott Brown's Election Sends a Signal: Go Back to the Drawing Board on the Current Health Care Bill Washington, DC
Jan. 7, 2010 Letter To The Honorable Harry Reid, Majority Leader Of The Senate Washington, DC
Dec. 24, 2009 Corker Votes Against Reid Health Care Bill, Hopes for Bipartisanship in 2010 Washington, DC
Dec. 23, 2009 Corker Raises Budget Point of Order Against Reid Health Care Bill Washington, DC
Dec. 23, 2009 Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act Of 2009 Washington, DC
Dec. 18, 2009 Department Of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 Washington, DC
Dec. 17, 2009 Update from Senator Corker December 2009 Unknown
Dec. 14, 2009 Health Care Reform Washington, DC
Dec. 14, 2009 Op-Ed: System Override Unknown
Dec. 14, 2009 Climate Change Washington, DC
Dec. 7, 2009 Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act Of 2009 Washington, DC
Dec. 6, 2009 Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act Of 2009 Washington, DC
Dec. 5, 2009 Recognition Of The Minority Leader Washington, DC
Nov. 29, 2009 Clarksville Leaf Chronicle (Editorial): Start Reform Over Unknown
Nov. 23, 2009 MSNBC "Hardball With Chris Matthews" - Transcript Unknown
Nov. 21, 2009 Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act Of 2009 - Motion To Proceed Washington, DC
Nov. 21, 2009 Corker Says Reid Health Care Plan Takes Our Country in Exactly the Wrong Direction Washington, DC
Nov. 19, 2009 Corker Says Reid Health Care Plan Takes Our Country in Exactly the Wrong Direction Washington, DC
Nov. 16, 2009 Johnson City Press Editorial: Corker Right on Health Care Unknown
Nov. 9, 2009 Corker: Americans Want Responsible Health Care Reform -- Not a Bill That Sends Unfunded Mandates to States, Takes Money from Medicare for New Entitlements, Passes Costs to Future Generations Washington, DC
Nov. 4, 2009 Corker: VA/NJ Election Results Reflect Americans' Concerns with Policy Debates in Washington Washington, DC
Oct. 26, 2009 At Town Hall in Bledsoe Co., Corker Says Senate Finance Health Care Bill Could Raise Some Premiums As Much As 60% Pikeville, TN
Oct. 21, 2009 Corker Votes Against Selfish, Short-sighted Solution to Health Care Reform Washington, D.C.

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