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Oil industry blogs and websites have been monitoring the fate of the wind power credit, which they dismiss as an overly subsidized industry. The credit would cost the treasury about $3.5 billion this year. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. , reflected that...
Brick-and-mortar retailers who consider it unfair that online retailers don’t currently collect sales tax think the requirements should kick in sooner. They’ve said they want a shorter time window, while working at the same time with Tennessee...
Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) (L) and John Cornyn (R-TX) arrive at the Capitol for a series of votes in Washington December 17, 2011. The U.S. Senate voted on Saturday to extend a payroll tax cut for two months in legislation that also attempts to... View Photo »
This is not a new tax—this is a tax that is already owed
Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) was the first to raise this notion, and she returned to it several times. She said it was an opportunity for bipartisan agreement on the committee given that Senator Lamar Alexander (R-TN) had cited it frequently during...
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 14: Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke (L) walks with Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) (C) in the U.S. Capitol December 14, 2011 in Washington, DC. Bernanke briefed Republican senators on the potential fallout from Europe's debt... View Photo »
People have a right to join a union, or not join a union ... And I think it's a great compliment to our state that a General Motors-UAW partnership can be successful, and so can a Nissan partnership.
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Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn (below) is still considered the frontrunner in the Whip race. Sen. Richard Burr (N.C.) is the new underdog in the race for Republican Whip, having displaced Sen. Lamar Alexander (Tenn.) as Sen. John...
Andrew Lamar Alexander (born July 3, 1940) is the senior United States Senator from Tennessee and Conference Chair of the Republican Party. He was previously the 45th Governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987, U.S. Secretary of Education from 1991 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush and candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination in... Full Article
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 13: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (3rd L) speaks as (L-R) Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Senate Minority Whip Sen. John Kyl (R-AZ), and Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) listen during a news briefing after the weekly Republican policy luncheon...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 29: Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney (L) leaves the Senate Republican policy luncheon with Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) (R) at the U.S. Captiol November 29, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Senate Democratic and Republican caucuses met separately behind closed...
View Photo »Former Vice President Dick Cheney, followed by Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. , center, leaves a Republican policy meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011.
View Photo »Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. , center, accompanied by Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D. , left, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va. , second from right, Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va. right, and others, gestures during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 16,...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 08: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (C), is flanked by Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) (L), and Sen. John Thune (R-SD) (R), while speaking to reporters after a weekly policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol, on November 8, 2011 in Washington, DC. Minority...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 01: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (C) talks to reporters after the Republican Senate policy luncheon with Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) at the U.S. Capitol November 1, 2011 in Washington, DC. ...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 18: Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-AZ) (2nd R) makes brief remarks during a news conference with (L-R) Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Sen. John Barrosso (R-WY), Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sen. John Thune (R-SD)...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 18: (L-R) Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl (R-AZ), Sen. John Barrosso (R-WY), Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Sen. John Thune (R-SD) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speak to the media after the weekly Senate Republican...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 04: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (C) speaks to the media during a briefing as (L-R) Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY), Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), Sen. John Thune (R-SD), and Senate Minority Whip Sen. John Kyl...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 20: U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) (R), the number-three Republican in the Senate, talks with Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) before the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol September 20, 2011 in Washington,...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 20: U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) talks with reporters before the weekly Senate Republican policy luncheon at the U.S. Capitol September 20, 2011 in Washington, DC. Alexander announced that his is resigning from his post in GOP leadership but will seek...
View Photo »Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. , number three in the Senate Republican leadership, second from right, talks about his decision to step down from his post in January, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. From left are, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo....
View Photo »Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. , the number three Republican in the Senate leadership, talks about his decision to step down from his leadership post in January, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011, during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington.
View Photo »U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. , discusses papers and memorabilia on display in an exhibit about his political career, Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tenn. Alexander said he plans to run for re-election to the Senate in 2014.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 14: U.S. Sen Lindsay Graham (L) (R-SC) joins fellow U.S Senate Republicans (L-R) Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY), Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Sen. John Thune (R-ND) and Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) during a press conference on National Labor Relations Board regulations...
View Photo »Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo. , right, and Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. , left, join other Republican senators in charging the National Labor Relations Board is playing politics and hindering job growth because of the National Labor Relations Board's action against Seattle-based Boeing charging...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: U.S. President Barack Obama greets (L-R) Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) after addressing a Joint Session at the U.S. Capitol September 8, 2011 in Washington, DC. Obama addressed both...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) speaks during a news conference September 8, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Senate Republicans held a news conference to discuss jobs, the economy, and President Barack Obama speech on jobs tonight.
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) (C) speaks as (L-R) Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH), Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), and Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) listen during a news conference September 8, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Senate...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 08: (L-R) U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) speaks as Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) listen during a news conference September 8, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Senate Republicans held a news conference to discuss jobs, the...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 07: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (R) talks with reporters after the weekly Senate Republican Caucus luncheon with (L-R) U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-UT) and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) at the U.S. Captiol...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 07: (L-R) Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS), Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT), and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) listen during a press conference urging U.S. President Barack Obama to submit pending trade agreements to the U.S. Congress at the U.S. Capitol September 7, 2011 in...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 07: Sen. Charles Grassley (R-IA) (L) speaks during a press conference urging U.S. President Barack Obama to submit pending trade agreements to the U.S. Congress at the U.S. Capitol September 7, 2011 in Washington, DC. Grassley was joined by (L-R) Sen. Pat...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 02: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (3rd R) speaks while flanked by, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-KY) (L), U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) (2nd-L), U.S. Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ)(3rd-L), U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-SD) (2nd-R) and U.S. Sen John Cornyn (R-TX)...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 02: Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (C) listens to Sen. John Cornyn (R- TX) (2nd L) during a news conference with Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) (L) at the U.S. Capitol August 2, 2011 in Washington, DC. The Senate voted 74-26 to pass the...
View Photo »WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 13: U.S. Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (3rd L) speaks as (L-R) Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Senate Minority Whip Sen. John Kyl (R-AZ), and Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO) listen during a news briefing after the weekly Republican policy luncheon...
View Photo »This is not a new tax—this is a tax that is already owed
People have a right to join a union, or not join a union ... And I think it's a great compliment to our state that a General Motors-UAW partnership can be successful, and so can a Nissan partnership.
People have a right to join a union, or not join a union ... And I think it's a great compliment to our state that a General Motors-UAW partnership can be successful, and so can a Nissan partnership.
We need to stop underestimating the intelligence of the American people and do what needs to be done
