“I am opposed to any United Nations action that undermines the Second Amendment and threatens our country’s sovereignty.”
“Our goal as elected officials should be to make it easier and cheaper to create private-sector jobs in America. That is the best way to end the longest recession in American history. ”
“Tennesseans are counting on American businesses to grow and add jobs, which will be hard to do as long as Washington sees spending as the solution rather than true reforms that give employers confidence to hire and entrepreneurs opportunity to start businesses.”
“The Supreme Court may have failed to declare the entire health-care law unconstitutional, but it is still an historic mistake that expanded a health-care system we already knew we couldn’t afford. Congress should repeal the law and then proceed step by step to reduce the cost of health care so more Americans can afford to buy insurance.”
This rule requires utilities in other states to install the same pollution controls that TVA already is installing on its coal-fired power plants. TVA alone can’t clean up our air. Tennessee is bordered by more states than any other state. We are surrounded by our neighbors’ smokestacks. If we want more Nissan and Volkswagen plants, we will have to stop dirty air from blowing into Tennessee.
"The Supreme Court may have failed to declare the entire health-care law unconstitutional, but it is still an historic mistake that expanded a health-care system we already knew we couldn't afford. Congress should repeal the law and then proceed step by step to reduce the cost of health care so more Americans can afford to buy insurance."
"I am pleased to recommend him to our colleagues. His performance has been praised throughout his career in the community of Memphis and Shelby County, where he's best known."
"We're in the midst of a fiscal crisis. We're borrowing 42 cents out of every dollar we spend. One way to deal with that [crisis] is through the appropriations process."
U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn) today spoke on the floor about the Student Interest Rate Reduction Act, legislation he is introducing to “keep the interest rate at 3.4% for subsidized Stafford loans beginning July 1, just as President Obama has proposed, just as Governor...
U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn) today spoke on the floor of the Senate about University of Tennessee Women’s Basketball Team Head Coach Pat Summitt’s retirement. Alexander said, “there will be much said about her winning record and it’s an astonishing accomplishment....
Sen. Alexander receives the Stafford Award from Scenic America for his “longtime support of the scenic beauty of America’s roadways, communities, and landscapes.”
Senator Alexander and Congressman Roe meet with an eighth-grade class from Unicoi Middle School in Erwin, Tennessee, during the group's trip to Washington.
Sen. Alexander greets Girl Scouts from Murfreesboro on the steps of the United States Capitol.