Outstanding Republican U.S. Sen. Bob Corker of Chattanooga does not think reducing our nation’s $13.3 trillion debt will be easy. In fact, in a visit to the Times Free Press on Thursday, he was candid about how difficult it will be for our lawmakers and the president to agree on ways to lower the debt, which threatens the United States’ prosperity. But he pointed out alarming figures that simply cannot be ignored: In 2010, our publicly held debt is about 62 percent of our gross domestic product, which is the total value of the goods and services our nation produces in a year.... [continue]

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U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., delivered the following opening remarks today at a hearing of the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee entitled, "Lessons from the 2010 Tennessee Flood." Corker and other members of the Tennessee congressional delegation were invited to address the committee as witnesses. View All Videos

Aug 28th	–	Chattanooga Free Press: Corker seeks deficit remedy
Aug 25th	–	Johnson City Press: Corker in town to sell plan on controlling national debt
Aug 22nd	–	The Tennessean: Corker takes aim at national debt
Aug 17th	–	Tennessean: Sen. Bob Corker proposes cap on spending to control U.S. debt

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August 27, 2010 - Senator Corker addresses a meeting co-hosted by the NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business) and the Cleveland-Bradley County Chamber of Commerce at Cleveland State Community College. During the Senate’s August recess, Corker is visiting 26 counties across the state to listen to Tennesseans’ concerns, answer questions, and talk about the major issues facing our country, namely the nation’s debt crisis.

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