Hundreds Arrive for Annual Science-Technology Summit in Chattanooga

05/15/11 U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., is joining with U.S. Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., and three other newly elected members of the U.S. House to lead this year's Tennessee Valley Corridor Summit in Chattanooga on May 15 and May 16. The conference will focus on energy innovation and independence, next-generation manufacturing and technology workforce development in the corridor that stretches from ...

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Tester Amendment is Another Handout to Big Banks Paid for by Merchants and Consumers

06/07/11 ARLINGTON, Va., June 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) President Sandy Kennedy issued the following statement in response to an amendment announced by Senators Jon Tester (D-MT) and Bob Corker (R-TN) that would undo meaningful debit swipe fee reform.

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Local News

06/23/11 BY PETER URBAN World Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Senate last week rejected a banking lobby effort to delay new federal regulations that would lower so-called 'swipe' fees that merchants are charged on debit card purchases. Sens. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and Bob Corker, R-Tenn., had...

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