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Alexander: Republicans Didn't Create Problem of Obamacare, But We're Prepared to Solve It
Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander spoke on the Senate floor about the alarming number of health insurance companies leaving Obamacare exchanges and the need to act on behalf of Americans struggling with the cost of health insurance.
Read MoreAlexander: Tennessee Insurance Commissioner Says State Obamacare Exchange Is “Very Near Collapse”
“Next year Tennesseans will be paying an intolerable increase—on average between 44 and 62 percent more for their Obamacare plans than they paid last year …. And if you, the policyholder, don't pay all of it, then you, the taxpayer, will, because a large portion of Obamacare premiums are subsidized with tax dollars.”
Read MoreKnoxville News Sentinel: Lamar Alexander: Park has continued to make progress
One hundred years ago, in 1916, Congress established the United States National Park Service. The documentarian Ken Burns has called it, “America’s best idea.” If Burns is right, then the Great Smoky Mountains National Park must be “America’s very best idea” because each year it attracts nearly twice as many visitors than any other national park.
Read MoreThe Hill: Passing 'cures' bill means better health possible for virtually every American
Last August, Douglas Oliver, 52, of Nashville, was legally blind. Today, he can see. His story is just one of many stunning breakthroughs in biomedical research that Congress is seeking to accelerate in a “21st Century Cures” Act.
Read MoreAlexander Urges Cumberland Co. Residents, All Tennesseans, to Oppose Proposed Wind Farm
“If there is one thing Tennesseans agree on, it is pride in the natural beauty of our state. There are few places in our state more beautiful than Cumberland County. We should not allow anyone to destroy the environment in the name of saving it.”
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Alexander: $2.2 Million in Grant Funding is “Good News for Economic Growth in East Tennessee”
Says three grants from the Appalachian Regional Commission will help improve education, strengthen the economy in Marion and Unicoi counties
Alexander Statement on District Court Ruling Halting Obama Administration’s “Blacklisting” Regulations
"An administration could use these regulations to play political favorites, picking and choosing which businesses are ineligible to receive federal contracts – even blocking them for a labor violation that hasn’t been proven. The court should act to block these regulations for good, and Congress should work to send our defense authorization conference report to the president’s desk soon, including a provision to exempt defense contracts from these regulations.”
Alexander: More Than 4,300 Madison Countians Will Have Only 1 Insurer to Choose From Next Year, Face Premium Hikes of as Much as 62%
“The next Congress and the next president will need to work together to provide relief to Tennesseans paying 44 to 62 percent more in health insurance premiums—with at least 30,000 Tennesseans paying entirely out of their own pockets—and facing fewer health plan choices under Obamacare."
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Alexander: Republicans Didn't Create Problem of Obamacare, But We're Prepared to Solve It
Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander spoke on the Senate floor about the alarming number of health insurance companies leaving Obamacare exchanges and the need to act on behalf of Americans struggling with the cost of health insurance.
Alexander: Tennessee Insurance Commissioner Says State Obamacare Exchange Is “Very Near Collapse”
Senate health Chairman Lamar Alexander highlighted The Tennessean’s Wednesday front-page headline, which read: “Very Near Collapse”—words used by Tennessee’s insurance commissioner to describe the state of Tennessee’s Obamacare insurance exchange. Alexander said this is “happening in states all over the country as Obamacare plans and rates get locked in for next year.”
Alexander on FOX News: Tennessean’s Eyesight Recovery Underscores Need for Congress to Pass Cures
Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander and Tennessean Doug Oliver, who regained his sight after participating in a clinical trial where his own stem cells were injected into his eyes, were interviewed by Shannon Bream on Fox News Sunday.
Alexander Blasts Senate Dems for Blocking Troop Funding for a Third Time
“What [Senate Democrats] propose to do is block our moving to the appropriations bill for the defense of this country for the third time – for the third time. And there is no justification to do that. You are going to set in motion an irreversible trend of partisanship in the Senate – and I am going to lead it.”
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Senator Alexander at Volkswagen Announcement in Chattanooga
Senator Alexander, who recruited the auto industry to Tennessee when he was governor, praised in Chattanooga with Governor Haslam, Senator Corker, VW executives, and other community leaders at the celebration of Volkswagen's announcement that it will be building its midsize SUV at the Chattanooga facility.
Alexander at Press Conference on Hobby Lobby Ruling
Senator Alexander joins Senator Hatch and faith leaders to speak out against the Udall/Murray bill to reverse the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. “Religious freedom is an essential part of the American character and the first part of the American Constitution. Every American should be concerned when any American’s religious freedom is trampled upon, which is what this legislation would do today. The Supreme Court very carefully said, that you should not trample on religious freedom in America unless there is a compelling reason to do it, and if you have to do it, it has to be as light as possible. The Hobby Lobby decision carefully upheld that… Any time any American’s freedom is trampled upon, every American should be deeply concerned.”
Senator Alexander at Tennessee Tuesday
Senator Alexander meets with constituents from Tennessee at Tennessee Tuesday, a weekly constituent breakfast hosted by Sens. Alexander and Corker in Washington.
Sen. Alexander meets with Jefferson Co. High School Junior ROTC cadets
Sen. Alexander meets with Jefferson County High School’s Junior ROTC cadets from Dandridge, Tenn., on the steps of the United States Capitol, where he welcomed them to Washington and talked to them about his memories of growing up in East Tennessee.
Sen. Alexander and Nashville Resident Doug Oliver
Sen. Alexander meetw with Nashville resident Doug Oliver, who regained his sight through injection of his own stem cells into his eyee. Oliver, along with others who have participated in the trial, came to Washington, D.C. to discuss 21st Century Cures legislation. Sen. Alexander has called Cures one of the most important bills Congress could pass this year.
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To join Sen. Alexander's LIVE tele-townhall on the proposed wind farm in Cumberland County at 5:15 pm CST, call 877-229-8493. When asked for the PIN, enter 115558. Or, click HERE to learn more about the proposal.
To learn more about a proposal to destroy the beauty of Cumberland County by building twenty-three 45-story wind turbines, click HERE.