[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 201 (Thursday, December 20, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S7980]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         TRIBUTE TO BOB CORKER

  Mr. LEAHY. Mr. President, Bob Corker is a businessman. He is a 
husband, a father, and a grandfather. He is a U.S. Senator. But at his 
heart, he is a Tennessean.
  Senator Corker's success in business has translated into a successful 
Senate career. In these uncertain times, where diplomacy sometimes 
seems reduced to a tweet or a hashtag, Senator Corker has shown a 
willingness to refuse to compromise American values for political 
expediency. Most recently, I was proud to join him and other Senators 
in sending a letter that triggered an investigation under the Global 
Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to determine if Saudi 
officials are responsible for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
  Senator Corker also recognizes that reducing nuclear weapon 
stockpiles is an important step to a more peaceful world, and he was 
just one of 13 Republicans to vote for the New START treaty.
  I thank Senator Corker for his service here in the Senate and wish 
him and his wife, Elizabeth, well.

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