U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander

Alexander: "Agreement Rescues 99 Percent of Americans from Tax Increases"

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) released the following statement on his vote tonight in favor of the agreement to avert the "fiscal cliff":

"This agreement rescues 99 percent of Americans from individual and estate tax in...

VIDEO: Alexander at Meningitis Outbreak Hearing: “Standing up for...Tennesseans"

Full Senate hearing coverage and what a local television station is saying about the Sen. Alexander's remarks.

WBIR's HomeGrown: Sen. Lamar Alexander

Senator Alexander is featured in WBIR's new series "Home Grown," which takes a close look at people born and raised in East Tennessee, taking viewers "down memory lane...[to] share the unique journeys of Tennessee's favorite sons and daughters."

Alexander Announces That Lee University Choir Will Sing at Inauguration of President of the United States

"Their great talent and inspirational music will thrill millions of Americans watching the ceremonies."

Alexander Recognized by National Association of Manufacturers for “Pro-growth, Pro-jobs” Record

The first question I ask when I look at any legislation is if it will make it easier and cheaper to create private-sector jobs, because that needs to be our No. 1 priority in Washington. Tennessee’s auto industry is strong because we made it possible for manufacturers to make in the United States what they sell in the United States. While the president’s policies are making that more difficult around the nation, many of us in Congress are working to reverse that trend.

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Alexander Cautions Against "Breaking the Senate Rules to Change the Filibuster Rules"

Remember the value of having a body that protects minority rights and how damaging it would be to make the Senate like the House.

Alexander: "The Country Needs a Republican Senate"

We have a big spending and borrowing problem in this country: we're borrowing 42 cents of every dollar we spend, we're headed off a fiscal cliff... So, you'd think the Senate would have a budget.

Alexander to Majority Leader Reid: "Let's Do Our Constitutional Job and Limit Spending"

Why not bring up the appropriations bills and do our job under the Constitution to limit spending and get a head start on the business of putting fiscal problems we have behind us?

Alexander on Supreme Court's Ruling on Health Care Law

"The Supreme Court may have failed to declare the entire health-care law unconstitutional, but it is still an historic mistake that expanded a health-care system we already knew we couldn't afford. Congress should repeal the law and then proceed step by step to reduce the cost of health care so more Americans can afford to buy insurance."

Alexander on vote to confirm Judge John Fowlkes, Jr., of Memphis, as U.S. District Judge

"I am pleased to recommend him to our colleagues. His performance has been praised throughout his career in the community of Memphis and Shelby County, where he's best known."

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