Thanking Our Heroes on Memorial Day

“We owe a great deal of gratitude to the men and women in uniform who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect America and preserve our freedoms. Let’s honor their outstanding legacy of service,” said Corker. 

Urging a More Pragmatic Approach to Strengthen U.S.-India Relationship

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In advance of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s June 8 address to a joint meeting of Congress, Senator Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, called for a more pragmatic approach to U.S.-India relations that will facilitate progress on outstanding differences while acknowledging overall cooperation between the two countries remains at “an all-time high."

“We’re not as brutally honest about our relationship with India as we should be, and it benefits neither them nor us,” said Corker during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing. “U.S.-India relations would be better served by a more sober and pragmatic approach that could go a long way toward laying the groundwork for genuine progress in areas that would be mutually beneficial to both the United States and India.”

As the author of the End Modern Slavery Initiative Act, Corker also expressed frustration over India’s failure to address its status as the country with the world’s largest enslaved population.

“How does a country like this have 12 to 14 million slaves?” Corker asked. “Do they have just zero prosecution abilities, zero law enforcement; I mean how could this happen? On that scale, it’s pretty incredible.”

For archived footage and full witness testimony of today’s hearing, click here.

Welcoming Tennesseans to Washington

Last week, Senators Corker and Alexander hosted more than 50 Tennesseans at “Tennessee Tuesday,” a regular breakfast held on Capitol Hill every week the Senate is in session for visitors from the Volunteer State. For more information, click here.

Last Wednesday, Senator Corker met with the Country Music Association and Nashville recording artist Eric Paslay to discuss the importance of music education.

Senator Corker welcomed the 8th grade class from Chattanooga Christian School to the U.S. Capitol last Wednesday.

Senator Corker met last week with the Greater Memphis Chamber to discuss exciting developments in West Tennessee.