{"id":8307,"date":"2011-09-30T09:00:21","date_gmt":"2011-09-30T14:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=8307"},"modified":"2011-09-30T03:48:48","modified_gmt":"2011-09-30T08:48:48","slug":"u-s-sen-corker-speaks-to-pelp-students-in-honors-commons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2011\/09\/30\/u-s-sen-corker-speaks-to-pelp-students-in-honors-commons\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Sen. Corker speaks to PELP students in Honors Commons"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – Students in the President\u2019s Emerging Leaders Program (PELP) at Austin Peay State University asked several questions of U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tennessee, during his visit on campus September 29th, but one in particular perhaps affects young adults the most in today\u2019s times.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat can the students do to get involved?\u201d one student asked.<\/p>\n

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APSU President Tim Hall and U.S. Sen. Bob Corker (both in front center) stand with members of APSU\u2019s President\u2019s Emerging Leaders Program on September 29th in Honors Commons at APSU. (Photo by Beth Liggett, University photographer)<\/p><\/div>\n

His response was simple: \u201cI don\u2019t care whether you are Republican or Democrat. Get involved. Do what matters to you. Candidly, at your age, the best way is to build the leadership skills you are learning here and generate a voice that people will listen to.\u201d<\/p>\n

Corker, who served as mayor of Chattanooga before his election to the Senate in 2006, spent more than an hour in Honors Commons on campus to share his perspective on how Washington policies \u2013 primarily spending and debt \u2013 are affecting the economy and job creation.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m concerned about our country. I don\u2019t see us tackling our issues,\u201d Corker told the audience, which also included members of APSU President Tim Hall\u2019s Circle of Advisers, campus leaders and local dignitaries.<\/p>\n

One of those issues is Medicare. Corker said American families over their working lives put in an average of $109,000 into Medicare; however, they take out an average of $343,000.<\/p>\n

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U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., speaks to students, local dignitaries and other guests September 29th in Honors Commons at Austin Peay State University. (Photo by Beth Liggett, University photographer)<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThe math doesn\u2019t work,\u201d he said. \u201cYou don\u2019t have to be a leadership student to figure that out. It\u2019s a colossal disaster brewing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Corker also discussed bipartisan differences in the Senate, health care legislation and the recent waiver option for schools in No Child Left Behind.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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