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WELCOME MESSAGE
When I was 10 years old, my father took me to the Blount County courthouse to meet Howard H. Baker, Sr., our congressman. Mr. Baker stopped and talked with me and gave me a dime. I was sure I had just met the most respected man in the world, other than my father and our preacher. Between my junior and senior years at Maryville High School , I visited Washington, D.C. for the first time. Again, Mr. Baker found time for a visit. He wrote me a nice letter, which now hangs in my office.
I am sure those two experiences had something to do with my volunteering to work for Congressman Baker's son, who in 1966 became Tennessee's first popularly elected Republican United States Senator. Howard H. Baker, Jr. inspired a generation of young Tennesseans to become active in government and politics. I...
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Alexander Statement on Need for Congressional Action to Restore Confidence in Financial Markets
September 19th, 2008 - U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, issued the following statement after pa...
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Alexander Joins Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers in Calling for National Civil Rights History Project
September 19th, 2008 - U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today said that he has joined a bipartisan group of Senators in introducing a bill to ...
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Alexander, Corker, Cohen, Tanner, Blackburn Announce $2 Million for Shelby County
September 18th, 2008 - U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and U.S. Representatives Steve Cohen (D-Tenn. 9th), Marsha B...
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Alexander Says Child Exploitation Legislation Should Not Get Caught Up in Partisan Politics
September 18th, 2008 - U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, today called on Senate Democratic Leade...
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Floor Remarks of U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander - Working Together
September 18th, 2008 -
Mr. President, I congratulate the Senators from Washington and Nevada not just for the product of their work but for the ...
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Alexander Honors the Courage of Governor Frank G. Clement
U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today honored the courage of Governor Frank G. Clement for his role in the desegregation of Clinton High School during a ceremony at the Green McAdoo site here in Clinton.
“In 1956, one year before Central High School in Little Rock was integrated, Governor ...
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