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Senator Alexander is featured in WBIR's new series "Home Grown," which takes a close look at people born and raised in East Tennessee, taking viewers "down memory lane...[to] share the unique journeys of Tennessee's favorite sons and daughters."
"Their great talent and inspirational music will thrill millions of Americans watching the ceremonies."
The first question I ask when I look at any legislation is if it will make it easier and cheaper to create private-sector jobs, because that needs to be our No. 1 priority in Washington. Tennessee’s auto industry is strong because we made it possible for manufacturers to make in the United States what they sell in the United States. While the president’s policies are making that more difficult around the nation, many of us in Congress are working to reverse that trend.
"Keeping a weak technology alive that can't make it on its own won't create nearly as many jobs as the private sector could create if it had the kind of low-cost, reliable, clean electricity that wind power simply can't generate."
"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.