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Sen. Corker completes Middle East trip with visits to Oman, Bahrain

Posted at 10:34 am December 28, 2013
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Sen. Bob Corker Meets with Tennessee Sailors and Marines

U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, a Tennessee Republican, meets with Tennessee sailors and marines deployed to Bahrain with the U.S. Fifth Fleet. (Submitted photos)

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MANAMA, Bahrain—U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, a Tennessee Republican and ranking member of the Foreign Relations Committee, completed a three-nation trip to the Middle East on Dec. 5 in Bahrain, where he continued to assess U.S. diplomatic and security relations in the Gulf region, a press release said.

After a visit with U.S. Ambassador Thomas C. Krajeski, he met with Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al Khalifa to discuss the state of U.S.-Bahrain relations and the Crown Prince’s ongoing efforts for political reform and stability amidst continued unrest.

“Bahrain is an important and longstanding U.S. ally, hosting the U.S. Fifth Fleet, which plays a significant role in regional stability and protecting the global flow of energy,” Corker said in a press release. “It is in our national interest to continue our strong military partnership, ensure the country remains stable, and encourage nonviolent reformers on both sides to continue to work together to achieve a political solution to Bahrain’s own internal problems.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal, Front Page News, Government Tagged With: Arab Spring, Bahrain, Bob Corker, Chuck Hagel, Crown Prince Sheikh Salman bin Hamad al Khalifa, Foreign Relations Committee, John W. Miller, Manama Dialogue, marines, Middle East, Oman, Omani Consultative Council, reform, sailors, Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Khalid bin Hilal bin Nasser al Ma’wali, stability, Tennessee, Thomas C. Krajeski, U.S. Fifth Fleet, Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah

ORHS hopes to win top reform prize in Nashville on Oct. 28

Posted at 4:59 pm October 21, 2013
By Oak Ridge Today Staff 1 Comment

Oak Ridge High School

Representatives of Oak Ridge High School, selected as one of the best three public high schools in Tennessee for growth in student achievement, will be in Nashville on Oct. 28, when they hope the school wins top honors at the SCORE Prize event.

Leaders, teachers, parents, and students of Oak Ridge High School, selected as one of the best three public high schools in Tennessee for growth in student achievement, will be in Nashville on Oct. 28, when they hope to win top honors at the SCORE Prize event.

The SCORE Prize, sponsored by the State Collaborative on Reforming Education, or SCORE, is the hallmark award for Tennessee public schools and districts that have made the greatest gains in student achievement. The prize will be awarded during an event that begins at 6 p.m., Oct. 28, at Laura Turner Concert Hall, Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville.

SCORE is an independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan education advocacy and research institution that works collaboratively to support Tennessee’s work to prepare students for college and the workforce and was founded by Bill Frist, former U.S. Senate majority leader. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Education, K-12, Top Stories Tagged With: ACT, Amber Godbee, Beth Estep, Bill Frist, Bill Haslam, Bruce Borchers, Christopher Marczak, Christopher Scott, David Bryant, graduation rate, high school, Jamie Woodson, Oak Ridge High School, ORHS, reform, SCORE, SCORE Prize, State Collaborative on Reforming Education, student achievement, Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program, Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System

Possible TVA sale a bad idea, president’s budget fails on entitlements, Republican lawmakers say

Posted at 4:45 pm April 10, 2013
By John Huotari 2 Comments

U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander

Lamar Alexander

U.S. Senator Bob Corker

Bob Corker

Republican lawmakers from Tennessee were critical of the budget proposal released by President Barack Obama on Wednesday, saying it was overdue and failed to responsibly address unsustainable spending on entitlement programs.

In a statement, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander said a proposal to consider selling the Tennessee Valley Authority could cost taxpayers money.

“This is one more bad idea in a budget full of bad ideas,” Alexander said. “There is today no federal taxpayer subsidy for TVA, period. There is by law no federal taxpayer liability for TVA debt. And after deducting its debt, selling TVA would probably cost taxpayers money.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Federal, Government, Top Stories Tagged With: Barack Obama, Bob Corker, budget, Chuck Fleischmann, Congress, debt, entitlement programs, fiscal year, Lamar Alexander, reform, spending, taxes, Tennessee Valley Authority, TVA

Haslam unveils health care reform plan, says ‘no’ to Medicaid expansion

Posted at 1:11 pm March 27, 2013
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Governor Bill Haslam

Bill Haslam

Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam on Wednesday said he will not expand TennCare rolls under the Affordable Care Act.

Instead, the governor said, he wants to use federal dollars as part of a plan to purchase private health insurance for Tennesseans who would not otherwise have access to coverage.

In a Wednesday press release, Haslam called his plan “real health care reform.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Government, Health, State, Top Stories Tagged With: Affordable Care Act, Bill Haslam, General Assembly, health care exchange, health insurance, Medicaid, Medicaid expansion, Obamacare, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, reform, TennCare

Corker, Alexander propose dollar-for-dollar spending, debt limit plan

Posted at 1:58 pm December 30, 2012
By John Huotari 2 Comments

Tennessee senators Bob Corker and Lamar Alexander have introduced a plan to reduce the growth in federal entitlement spending by almost $1 trillion in exchange for increasing the nation’s debt limit by $1 trillion, possibly this spring.

The Dollar for Dollar Act of 2012 would reduce the growth in spending on Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, according to a statement posted on Corker’s website. Most of the spending reductions—$689 billion—would come from Medicare reform.

Corker and Alexander seemed confident that Congress and the White House would reach a deal in the so-called “fiscal cliff” negotiations, a high-stakes debate that has dragged on for weeks over how to avoid automatic spending cuts and tax increases starting Jan. 1.

“When the dust settles, federal income taxes will not increase for almost all Americans next year,” Corker and Alexander said.

The two Republicans said their dollar-for-dollar plan “focused on helping Americans avoid falling off the fiscal cliff no one wants to talk about, the looming bankruptcy of Medicare.”

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Government, Top Stories Tagged With: $1 trillion, Bob Corker, Congress, debt limit, entitlement spending, entitlements, fiscal cliff, Lamar Alexander, Medicaid, Medicare, Politico, President Barack Obama, reform, S. 3673, senators, Simpson-Bowles, Social Security, taxes, Tennessee, The Dollar for Dollar Act of 2012, White House

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