Senate Republicans urge Democrats in Congress to join them in addressing our nation’s soaring debt by freezing discretionary spending. Adopting the proposed Sessions-McCaskill spending freeze is an important first step toward permanently reining in out-of-control federal spending….
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) was in Knoxville on Monday to deliver remarks at the International VM Goldschmidt Conference at the Knoxville Convention Center. He spoke about the importance of nuclear energy….
Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) called up a measure on the floor of the US Senate that would have extended the National Flood Insurance Program through December 31, 2010, without adding to the nation’s federal debt, allowing Tennesseans affected by the flood to get new flood insurance contracts, have expiring contracts renewed, and be issued changes [...]
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) discusses President Obama’s Address to the nation regarding the Gulf oil spill on MSNBC’s Daily Rundown with Chuck Todd….
On MSNBC, 6/16/2010…
6/15/10: Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) contradicts himself within minutes, saying that renewable electricity has nothing to do with ending dependence on oil, but that renewables can produce more electricity and that electrifying cars and trucks is the best thing for our dependence on oil….
BP Plc (NYSE:BP) chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg and other company officials met with President Obama Wednesday to discuss the financial steps the company will take in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. A senior administration official told CNN that BP has agreed to put $20 billion into an escrow fund to pay for claims stemming from [...]
Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) speaks on the floor of the US Senate in advance of the President’s speech regarding the ongoing cleanup of the Gulf oil spill….
