Open Congress : News Articles for Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN]

Why we voted against the Franken Amendment

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

...of rape in the workplace - we would have voted for it in a heartbeat. But the Franken Amendment simply went too far. Sens. Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker represent Tennessee in the U.S. Senate. Contact Sen. Alexander at (202) 224-4944, Sen. Corker at (2

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Republicans seek a path to revival

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

...tent" unless the party establishment heeds the voices from the grass roots and fields candidates who fit that mold. But Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) cited the inherent risks to the party if it appears too narrow, rigid and intolerant. "We have to deci

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House speaker Williams wants back in GOP

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

...thing; it's encouraging to see he wants to help Republican candidates." Williams' fundraiser was attended by U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, Knoxville mayor and gubernatorial candidate Bill Haslam and several Republican lawmakers. Alexander, a former two-ter

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Broder: Trouble brews for Dems

2009-11-08T00:00:00Z

...called the result "a wake-up call for Congress. A tidal wave could be coming." His fellow Tennessean, Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander, said that Obama "retains his personal popularity, but his policies, and those pushed by the congressional Democrats,

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Republicans eye the way ahead

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

Speaker Williams wants GOP return before session

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...to reinstate Williams. The next state executive committee meeting is Dec. 5. Williams' fundraiser was attended by U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander and Knoxville mayor and gubernatorial candidate Bill Haslam. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights rese

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Democrats had better duck

2009-11-07T00:00:00Z

...Dogs," called the result "a wake-up call for Congress. A tidal wave could be coming." His fellow Tennessean, Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander, said that Obama "retains his personal popularity, but his policies, and those pushed by the congressional Democ

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Preserving our wild side

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...funding 17 percent. Hard-line Republicans wailed that the spending was too much. But enough Republicans, such as Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, understood what Americans want. "This is a tough time. But I doubt Americans will begrudge spendin

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Senate Democrats disregard GOP boycott to pass greenhouse gas emissions bill

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...bill about clean energy, but taxpayers expect us to know what this bill costs before we start voting on it," said Sen. Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), who sits on the panel and also chairs the Senate Republican Conference. Baucus, who had sought to bring the m

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What Tuesday's voting showed

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...Blue Dogs, called the result a wake-up call for Congress. A tidal wave could be coming. His fellow Tennessean, Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander, said that Obama retains his personal popularity, but his policies, and those pushed by the congressional Demo

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Trouble Ahead For Democrats?

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

...Dogs,” called the result “a wake-up call for Congress. A tidal wave could be coming.” His fellow Tennessean, Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander, said that Obama “retains his personal popularity, but his policies, and those pushed by the congression

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Tuesday's results could signal trouble ahead for Democrats

2009-11-06T00:00:00Z

Lessons from elections

2009-11-05T00:00:00Z

A long-range strategy

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...no longer seem to emphasize what once held us together, preferring to teach "diversity" instead. Six years ago, Sen. Lamar Alexander, Tennessee Republican, introduced a bill to require a greater emphasis on American history and civics in public school c

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Unhelpful atmosphere

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

...says she can continue anyway under rules that allow committee work as long as a majority of members are present. Sen. Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), one of the panel's Republicans, argues that the minority merely wants enough data to properly consider the bil

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Election defeats may spell midterm disaster for Democrats

2009-11-04T00:00:00Z

Michael Gerson: Obama makes everything political

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...the personalities and ideas that have powered the conservative movement over the past 20 years." Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander -- a conservative, but not normally an angry one -- describes these tactics as behavior "typical of street brawls and politi

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Bill banning foreign nuke waste advances in House

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...national purpose as determined by the president. A companion version of the bill has been introduced in the Senate by Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. At issue is 20,000 tons of low-level waste from Italy that a U.S. company, EnergySolutions Inc., wants to

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House panel advances bill to ban Italian low-level waste

2009-11-03T00:00:00Z

...bill may be on course to pass the House this year, there has been no movement on a version of the bill in the Senate. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., is the only sponsor so far on that side. But Matheson says there are positive signs in the Senate and

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Environmentalists ignoring long-term issues

2009-11-02T00:00:00Z

...its advocates argue that ridgeline wind development can replace coal and other problematic energy sources. Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander addressed this in a Wall Street Journal commentary, “We’re about to destroy the environment in the name of savi

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