Corker: ‘I’m Going Home Because I Really Felt Like Two Terms Was the Right Amount of Time’

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CORKER: “Look, when I ran, I told people I couldn’t imagine serving more than two terms. I came up here as a citizen legislator. It’s been very tempting to stay, I’ll be honest. I’m chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee and pick up the phone and talk to almost everybody in the world and have influence over what is happening. And so, there was a temptation to stay. But I think -- I think for me, anyway, the citizen legislator model is the right one. I am in no way frustrated. Yes, I'd love to get something done on tax reform. I wish we had repealed ACA, but I am able to make so much happen just on the telephone that -- I’m not frustrated. I’m not weary. I look at what I do every day as a tremendous privilege. Every day when I come to work I’m thankful to the people of Tennessee for letting me do what I do and I’m going to continue to be that way for 15 months. And anyone who, quote, acts woe was me when you’re in a position to affect things that affect people throughout our country every day, if you feel that way you should go home. I’m not going home for that reason. I’m going home because I really felt like two terms was the right amount of time."