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WASHINGTON – With a four-month extension of Iran nuclear talks announced by the Obama administration last week, U.S. Senators Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), John McCain (R-Ariz.), James Risch (R-Idaho), and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) introduced legislation today requiring congressional review of any final...

WASHINGTON – Appearing on MSNBC’s Daily Rundown today to discuss the missile strike on Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 over Ukraine, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the investigation is “going to point directly at Russia” and there is bipartisan support for the...

CHATTANOOGA, TENN. – Appearing on Fox News Sunday today, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the missile strike on a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine should “galvanize” the U.S. and the international community to finally make Russian President Vladimir Putin pay for his...

WASHINGTON – Following the announcement of an extension in nuclear talks with Iran, U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said there must be a firm end date to the negotiations while also insisting on the opportunity for Congress to weigh in on any final deal and ensure Iran’s full...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the administration’s announcement that it has imposed new U.S. sanctions against Russian entities in the banking, energy and defense sectors, including Gazprombank, Novatek, Rosneft and...

WASHINGTON – At a hearing to examine developments in Ukraine, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today said the “hollow” threats of tougher U.S. sanctions against Russia resemble the Obama administration’s decision not to enforce a red line in Syria after the Assad...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Bob Corker (R-TN) today introduced the Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act to better address the growing problem of international parental child abduction.   “It was New Jersey native...

Bill will stimulate economic growth, improve access to education in Africa  Supporters encouraged to utilize hash tag #EnergizeAfrica on social media Washington, D.C. – Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Ranking Member Bob Corker (R-TN), along with Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Johnny Isakson (R-GA),...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today called on President Obama to impose tough sanctions against Russia now that the U.S. has confirmed Russian tanks crossed the border of Ukraine. “With Russian tanks having crossed into Ukraine, the president must impose...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the crisis in Iraq where militants from the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS) have taken control of major cities and could threaten the capitol city of...

WASHINGTON – Following the re-election of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said Assad’s exploitation of an unfulfilled chemical weapons deal has allowed him to retain power in Syria. “Assad’s horrific use of poison gas against his own people...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today introduced bipartisan legislation reforming U.S. global food assistance program that will free up as much as $440 million  annually through greater efficiencies in delivering aid, allowing the U.S. to...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement regarding the president’s announcement on U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan: “While we all want to see our brave men and women in uniform return home safely, I applaud the president’s...

WARSAW, Poland – U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today issued the following statement after a media roundtable in Warsaw, Poland, concluding a four-day trip to NATO countries to reemphasize U.S. commitment to Europe after Russia’s destabilizing actions in Ukraine. “The...

WARSAW, Poland – U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement regarding today’s presidential election in Ukraine:  “Defying external threats by Russia, Ukrainians have demonstrated a commitment to determine their own future in an election that...

WASHINGTON – In a hearing yesterday to discuss the future of the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) against al Qaeda and associated forces, U.S. Senator Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, renewed a call for Congress to update the 2001 AUMF in order to address new and emerging terrorist...

WASHINGTON - Citing the ineffectiveness of limited U.S. sanctions to deter Russia from their continued interference in Ukraine, U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said the Obama administration doesn’t appear to be doing anything to prevent Russia from interfering with Ukraine’s...

WASHINGTON – At a hearing on the U.S. response to the crisis in Ukraine, U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today questioned why the Obama administration is “hiding beyond Europe” and waiting “until the damage is done” by Russia in Ukraine before applying...

WASHINGTON – On CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper” today, U.S. Senator Bob Corker (R-Tenn.), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said there is “no question” the Putin regime’s continued destabilization of Ukraine meets President Obama’s threshold for imposing tougher sanctions on...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – In response to violent clashes between pro-Russian militants and Ukrainian security forces in eastern Ukraine and President Obama’s comments today at the White House, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said he is “deeply concerned” about the Obama...