United States Senator - Lamar Alexander

“Be proud to say that we are all Americans." – Lamar Alexander


	When I was 10 years old, my father took me to the Blount County courthouse to meet Howard H. Baker, Sr., our congressman. Mr. Baker stopped and talked with me and gave me a dime. I was sure I had just met the most respected man in the world, other than my father and our preacher. Between my junior and senior years at Maryville High School , I visited Washington, D.C. for the first time. Again, Mr. Baker found time for a visit. He wrote me a nice letter, which now hangs in my office. I am sure those two experiences had something to do with my volunteering t... more

Alexander Presents First “Car Czar” Award

U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, said today during a press conference that he is introducing legislation today to require the Treasury to distribute to individual taxpayers all its stock in General Motors (GM) and Chrysler within one year following the emergence of the companies from bankruptcy proceedings.”

“Instead of the Treasury owning 60 percent of shares in the new GM and 8 percent of Chrysler, you would own them, if you were one of about 120 million individuals who paid taxes on April 15,” Alexander explained. “This is the fastest way to get the stock out of the hands of Washington and back into the hands of the American people in the marketplace where it belongs. The stock certificates would be in your name, not that of your government.”

In a speech on the floor of the U.S Senate today, U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) presented a “car czar” award to Congressman Barney Frank (D-Mass. 4). Alexander said that he would continue to present “Washington meddlers who distinguish themselves by making it harder for the auto companies your government owns to compete in the world marketplace” with the award on a weekly basis. “Toda... read more

Members of Tennessee Delegation Announce Agriculture Disaster Designation for Counties Affected by Heavy Rain, Flooding

July 9th, 2009 - U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and U.S. Representatives Lincoln Davis (D-Tenn. 4), Bart Gor...
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Alexander, Corker Announce Support for Pellissippi Centre Project That Will Create Jobs in the Oak Ridge Corridor

July 9th, 2009 - U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) today announced that the FY2010 Financial Services Appropria...
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Floor Remarks of U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) -- Tribute to Sen. Norm Coleman

July 9th, 2009 - Madam President, in 1998, Norm Coleman ran for Governor of Minnesota against the son of one of the most revered Members of th...
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Alexander, Corker Announce $101.4 Million for Tennessee Military Projects and Veterans

July 9th, 2009 - U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) today announced that the Fiscal Year 2010 Military Construct...
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Floor Remarks of U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) -- Colloquy on Health Care with Sen. McCain

July 8th, 2009 - Mr. ALEXANDER. Mr. President, I heard the majority leader talk about denying care, and that is the issue before us -- one of ...
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