U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander

VIDEO: Alexander at Meningitis Outbreak Hearing: “Standing up for...Tennesseans"

Full Senate hearing coverage and what a local television station is saying about the Sen. Alexander's remarks.

WBIR's HomeGrown: Sen. Lamar Alexander

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."

Alexander Announces That Lee University Choir Will Sing at Inauguration of President of the United States

"Their great talent and inspirational music will thrill millions of Americans watching the ceremonies."

Alexander Recognized by National Association of Manufacturers for “Pro-growth, Pro-jobs” Record

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.

Wall Street Journal: Op-Ed by Senator Alexander and Representative Pompeo: Puff, the Magic Drag on the Economy

"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."

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Alexander on Supreme Court's Ruling on Health Care Law

"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."

Alexander on vote to confirm Judge John Fowlkes, Jr., of Memphis, as U.S. District Judge

"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."

Alexander: "There's no excuse whatsoever for not bringing up appropriations bills"

"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."

Alexander Introduces Student-Loan Bill, Says President’s Policies Raising Tuition, Loan Rates

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...

Alexander on Pat Summitt’s Retirement: “College Women’s Basketball Will Never Be the Same”

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....

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