Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt Mother and Anderson Cooper

Bob Corker: The opinions expressed in this commentary are his, according to CNN. Following a visit to China, South Korea and Japan three years ago, I argued it was long past time for the United States to get serious about the North Korea threat and China continued support for the Kim Jong Un regime. Bob Corker, a Republican from Tennessee, is chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Yet here we are in 2016, on the heels of a missile launch and North Korea fourth nuclear test -- a test that may well represent a significant technological advancement of North Korea nuclear program -- and there is no sense of urgency or substantive change in U.S. policy. The North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016, which we expect to become law in the coming weeks, will provide the executive branch with a more robust set of policy tools to confront the threat posed by the rogue regime in Pyongyang. Bob Corker This week the U.S. Senate will join the U.S. House of Representatives in passing legislation that sends a strong bipartisan message: North Korea is a serious threat to U.S. national security and our current approach is a failure. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.