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

Learning Curve?

2009-11-26T00:00:00Z

We're looking for dramatic change, not incremental change," said Duncan, who appeared in tandem with Tennessee senator Lamar Alexander at a sort of summit ...

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Two Steinways!

2009-11-25T00:00:00Z

Sen. Lamar Alexander plays the piano as part of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park 75th anniversary celebration while ...

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Tennessee's Sen. Bob Corker says health plan uses 'trickery'

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

...people to the private sector rolls. There are ways to do that, and this is not what this bill does." Corker and Sen. Lamar Alexander, the third-ranking Republican in the Senate, are again attacking the health-care reform legislation after the measure de

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2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

I think Lamar Alexander is speaking effectively for a step-by-step approach. In other words -- and then there are a whole set of new players who are ...

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Alexander Ranks Nuclear over Renewable Power Sources

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Solar power has its place, but not front and center, according to Senator Lamar Alexander. He spoke at an annual meeting of industrial leaders in ...

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2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

I think Lamar Alexander is speaking effectively for a step-by-step approach. In other words -- and then there are a whole set of new players who are ...

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Tennessee's Sen. Bob Corker says health plan uses 'trickery'

2009-11-24T00:00:00Z

Corker and Sen. Lamar Alexander, the third-ranking Republican in the Senate, are again attacking the health-care reform legislation after the measure ...

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2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

... ghetto called Medicaid and we think if the American people know that the bill will collapse under its own weight," warned Sen. Lamar Alexander (R- TN). ...

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Alexander: Clean-energy future must be a cheap-energy future

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

US Sen. Lamar Alexander , R-Tenn., today warned Tennessee Valley industrial leaders that “America's clean-energy future needs also to be a cheap-energy ...

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The National Review: The Republican War Still Rages

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., mcconnell, Sen. John Thune, RS.D., Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl ...

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It's Saturday Night For Senate Test Vote On Health Reform

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

The New York Times: "The Senate is expected to vote Saturday on whether to take up the legislation. The majority leader, Harry Reid, Democrat of Nevada, refused to say Thursday whether he had the 60 votes needed to clear that procedural hurdle." Reid

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Our Views: Inconsistent on nominees

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

They included US Sens. Orrin Hatch, of Utah, and Lamar Alexander, of Tennessee. The Hamilton nomination was lavishly praised by US Sen. ...

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Frist Says Healthcare Overhaul Will Pass By Christmas, With Flaws

2009-11-23T00:00:00Z

Though Frist expects a bill to pass this year, Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander argues the overhaul will collapse during debate next month.

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Alexander: Democrats' health bill shows arrogance

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander, chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, called out Democrats for Sunday "arrogance" of thinking Congress can fix the ...

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Historic health care bill passes key Senate hurdle

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

...care reform bill during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Friday. From left are, Sen. Mike Enzi, Sen. Lamar Alexander, McConnell, Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, Sen. Lisa Murkowski, and Sen. John Cornyn. The 60-39 vote Saturday night cle

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Senators Size Up Next Steps in Health Care Debate

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

But Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., said the bill costs too much for Americans. "It has higher premiums, higher taxes, Medicare cuts, puts 15 million more ...

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Haley: Is higher ed the new Big 3?

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

Students are too often "interrupted by work, inconvenienced by unavailable classes or lured by one more football season," Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., ...

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US Lawmakers Divided on Afghanistan

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee spoke on Fox News Sunday. "He [Obama] should show a sense of urgency and come up to Congress and tell us exactly what ...

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In Health Care, A Bad Day For The Senate and The New York Times.

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

But Senator Lamar Alexander, a Republican from Tennessee, was skeptical, saying “I don't think one out of 10 Americans believes that.” The bill, he said, ...

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Lineup for Sunday's TV news shows

2009-11-22T00:00:00Z

Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., Kit Bond, R-Mo., Arlen Specter, D-Pa., and Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich.; Bernadine Healy, former director of the National Institutes ...

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