Facing militant threat, Corker shoulders matters of war
WASHINGTON (AP) – Two years ago, Sen. Bob Corker wondered aloud whether the standstill Senate was worth a grown man’s time.
Now the combination of Republicans’ political fortunes in last November’s elections and brutal terrorism overseas has put the two-term Tennessee lawmaker in the limelight. He heads the Foreign Relations Committee and is in charge of the weightiest question to face members of Congress: whether to authorize war.
Less than two months into the Republican-led Congress, Corker is shouldering closely-watched global and political challenges. He is the face of the Senate’s response to President Barack Obama’s formal request to Congress for a new authorization for the use of force against Islamic State militants.
