Kathianne
01-31-2008, 06:37 AM
Well I don't know much about him, yet. Ran across the link to this and thought I'd share some of what I like:
http://corker.senate.gov/News/record.cfm?id=291515
Corker: Economic Stimulus Bill is "Nothing But a Political Stimulus"
from the Office of Senator Bob Corker
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Corker, a member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, delivered floor remarks today on the “political stimulus package” being considered in the Senate.
“What I see in this package is nothing but a political stimulus,” said Corker. “It's a stimulus to make the American people think that we, as a body, are doing something to actually cause the economy to be stronger.
“Not to be misunderstood – I'm a strong believer in low taxes and creating a structure in this country that people can count on to move ahead and to make investments, but with that has to be the reality that spending has to be under control.
“…We in this body will never deal in my generation with paying for the $150 billion. But the next generation might, I doubt it. It would actually be $329 billion in 20 years at present rate. And the generation after that, $722 billion.
“I would just ask that my colleagues consider this…That, number one, we call this package what it is: a political stimulus package. That we begin, today, dealing in a bipartisan way with the tough decisions that we have to make. And if there are anomalies out there that we need to deal with, where people truly are being hurt, let's deal with it. That we adopt the … Conrad-Gregg bill to truly deal with long-term entitlements, and that we ask the administration when they bring their budget forth on February 4, to bring forth a real budget that lays out to the American people the deficits that we will have to deal with in the future.
“This country has been built on sacrifice. It's been built on us, on generations before us, making tough decisions and making sacrifice. And I hope that this body in a bipartisan way will do the same.”
The following are Corker’s full remarks:
....The whole thing is worth reading
http://corker.senate.gov/News/record.cfm?id=291515
Corker: Economic Stimulus Bill is "Nothing But a Political Stimulus"
from the Office of Senator Bob Corker
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Bob Corker, a member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, delivered floor remarks today on the “political stimulus package” being considered in the Senate.
“What I see in this package is nothing but a political stimulus,” said Corker. “It's a stimulus to make the American people think that we, as a body, are doing something to actually cause the economy to be stronger.
“Not to be misunderstood – I'm a strong believer in low taxes and creating a structure in this country that people can count on to move ahead and to make investments, but with that has to be the reality that spending has to be under control.
“…We in this body will never deal in my generation with paying for the $150 billion. But the next generation might, I doubt it. It would actually be $329 billion in 20 years at present rate. And the generation after that, $722 billion.
“I would just ask that my colleagues consider this…That, number one, we call this package what it is: a political stimulus package. That we begin, today, dealing in a bipartisan way with the tough decisions that we have to make. And if there are anomalies out there that we need to deal with, where people truly are being hurt, let's deal with it. That we adopt the … Conrad-Gregg bill to truly deal with long-term entitlements, and that we ask the administration when they bring their budget forth on February 4, to bring forth a real budget that lays out to the American people the deficits that we will have to deal with in the future.
“This country has been built on sacrifice. It's been built on us, on generations before us, making tough decisions and making sacrifice. And I hope that this body in a bipartisan way will do the same.”
The following are Corker’s full remarks:
....The whole thing is worth reading