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Alexander: “The Era of the 1,000-Page Bill Is Over; The Era of the 2,000 Page Bill Has Arrived”
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October 29th, 2009 - WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today made the following remarks on the floor of the Senate:
• “I have an important announcement to make on a subject which I believe will be of interest to the American people: the era of the 1,000-page bill is over. We have 2,000-page bill, a new health care bill introduced in the House of Representatives today by Speaker Pelosi.”
• “While we just know a few things about the bill, we know that the price tag is likely to be more than $1 trillion. Two thousand pages and more than $1 trillion.”
• “Our concern has been with bills we’ve seen so far is a bill that’s supposed to reduce costs actually raises the cost of premiums, cuts Medicare, and raises taxes. The new government insurance plan will cause millions to lose their employer-based insurance and become part of the government-run option.”
In the middle of his remarks, Alexander yielded to a question from the Assistant Democratic Leader, Senator Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), who asked if Alexander thinks “there should be a maximum number of pages that the bill would entail?”
Alexander responded, “I think a lot of Americans don’t like the idea of a 1,000-page bill. I think they’ll like even less a 2,000-page bill. I think what the American people want us to do is not have a comprehensive bill full of surprises but reduce the cost of health care premiums and reduce the cost of government and go step by step to meet that goal.”
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October 30, 2009 -
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Alexander, Corker Honor Sick Nuclear Workers on National Day of Remembrance
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October 29, 2009 -
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October 29, 2009 -
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Smokies, National Parks Funding Passes Senate, Goes to President’s Desk for Signature
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October 29, 2009 -
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Alexander Opposes Job-Killing, Economy-Wide Cap-and-Trade Bill
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October 28, 2009 -
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Alexander: Cap-and-Trade Bill a “National Energy Tax That Will Drive Jobs Overseas”
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October 22, 2009 -
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Alexander: Hate Crimes Amendment Goes Too Far, Doesn’t Belong in Defense Bill
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October 22, 2009 -
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Alexander Votes No on First Health Care Reform Bill
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October 22, 2009 -
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Lamar Alexander Warns the White House Not to Create an "Enemies List" on "Fox and Friends"
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October 22, 2009 -
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Senate Recognizes 100th Anniversary of the Boy Scouts
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October 21, 2009 -
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Alexander to the White House: “Don’t Create an Enemies List”
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October 21, 2009 -
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Alexander Votes Against Quarter-Trillion Dollar Debt Increase
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October 21, 2009 -
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Sen. Alexander, Greta Van Susteren Discuss Dangers of White House Enemies List
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October 21, 2009 -
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Alexander Warns Against White House Enemies List on Cavuto
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October 16, 2009 -
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Alexander, Corker Announce Funding for East Tennessee Energy and Security Facilities
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October 15, 2009 -
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Alexander, Corker Announce Funding for Important Safety Repairs at Wolf Creek and Center Hill Dams
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October 14, 2009 -
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Alexander: Baucus Health Care Bill Raises Taxes, Increases Premiums and Cuts Medicare
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October 8, 2009 -
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Alexander Says Baucus Health Care Bill Cost Estimate Is “Too Good to Be True”
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October 7, 2009 -
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Alexander Statement on CBO’s Preliminary Estimate of Democrats’ Health Care Proposal
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October 5, 2009 -
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Alexander Says “Coming Energy Sprawl” Will Cover an Area Larger Than Nebraska in 20 Years
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October 1, 2009 -
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Alexander Says Majority Leader’s Amendment to Protect Nevada from Health Care Mandates Ought to Protect Every State
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