Lamar Alexander

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

What do we do about Thomas Jefferson, who only freed those slaves that he fathered with his slave mistress? What we do about George Washington and Mount Vernon, and the slaves that he owned? — PolitiTweet.org

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But if we're looking for perfection, we're not likely to find it in American history or the history of almost any country or in human nature. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Let us recognize that Andrew Jackson was not perfect. In fact, he was at the center of the two original sins of this country – slavery and the treatment of Native Americans. — PolitiTweet.org

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To tear down Andrew Jackson’s statue would be a terrible misunderstanding of our nation’s history. — PolitiTweet.org

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To submit recommendations in response to my White Paper: “Preparing For the Next Pandemic,” please email [email protected] by 5PM ET on June 26. You can read the report and foreword by @bfrist here: https://t.co/Hdejl3DIg5 https://t.co/VdkcvPYILk — PolitiTweet.org

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.@NIAIDNews Fauci at @EnergyCommerce hearing: “I’ve said to this committee, literally, many times over the many years, that we forget things when we get distant from them… we need to establish a system so we are prepared for future outbreaks.” https://t.co/gYPQ9yBmx8 — PolitiTweet.org

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This bipartisan solution to restore America’s national parks gained the support of more than 800 conservation groups, including: @GoParks, @nature_org, @NWF, @NPCA, @USChamber, @pewtrusts, @audubonsociety, and @HunterandAngler. https://t.co/0TOonezNY5 — PolitiTweet.org

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The legislation includes my bill to #RestoreOurParks and cut in half the national parks’ $12 billion deferred maintenance backlog. The bill also fully funds the #LWCF permanently, a goal of Congress since 1964. — PolitiTweet.org

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Last week, the U.S. Senate passed the #GreatOutdoors Act — the most important conservation legislation in half a century — by an overwhelming 73-25 bipartisan vote. https://t.co/IuwrAnzpTn — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

To submit recommendations in response to my White Paper: “Preparing For the Next Pandemic,” please email [email protected] by 5PM ET on June 26. You can read the report and foreword by @bfrist here: https://t.co/Hdejl3DIg5 https://t.co/cwXm019yzK — PolitiTweet.org

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I have set a deadline for June 26 on that feedback so the committee has time to draft and pass legislation this year. https://t.co/MPrHsMEF7b — PolitiTweet.org

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I look forward to hearing from our witnesses today and I also appreciate the feedback we are receiving on the white paper. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Memories fade and attention moves quickly to the next crisis. That makes it imperative that Congress act on needed changes this year in order to better prepare for the next pandemic. — PolitiTweet.org

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Additionally, COVID-19 has exposed some gaps that had not been previously identified. These include unanticipated shortages of testing supplies and sedative drugs, which are necessary to use ventilators for COVID-19 patients. — PolitiTweet.org

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Looking at lessons learned from the COVID-19 crisis thus far, many of the challenges Congress has worked to address during the last 20 years still remain. — PolitiTweet.org

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4. Public Health Capabilities – Improve State and Local Capacity to Respond 5. Who Is on the Flagpole? – Improve Coordination of Federal Agencies During a Public Health Emergency — PolitiTweet.org

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3. Stockpiles, Distribution, and Surges – Rebuild and Maintain Federal and State Stockpiles and Improve Medical Supply Surge Capacity and Distribution — PolitiTweet.org

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1. Tests, Treatments, and Vaccines – Accelerate Research and Development 2. Disease Surveillance – Expand Ability to Detect, Identify, Model, and Track Emerging Infectious Diseases — PolitiTweet.org

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On June 9, I released a white paper outlining 5 recommendations for Congress to prepare Americans for the next pandemic: — PolitiTweet.org

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Even the experts underestimated the ease of transmission and the ability of this novel coronavirus to spread without symptoms. — PolitiTweet.org

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…The @nytimes reported: “With its topnotch scientists, modern hospitals and sprawling public health infrastructure, most experts agree, the United States is among the countries best prepared to prevent or manage such an epidemic.” — PolitiTweet.org

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Less than four months ago, on March 1—when the coronavirus had caused a little more than 3,000 deaths worldwide and 2 deaths in the United States… — PolitiTweet.org

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…and be prepared to pass legislation this year to better prepare for the next pandemic, which will surely come. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

While the nation is in the midst of responding to COVID-19, the United States Congress should take stock now of what parts of the local, state, and federal response worked, what could work better and how… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GOPHELP: HAPPENING NOW — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @cspan: Today on C-SPAN: 11am - WH Coronavirus Task Force testify 2:30pm - China & Coronavirus @senjudiciary @JudiciaryDems 6:40pm - P… — PolitiTweet.org

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I’m about to chair the Senate HELP Committee’s hearing on how the federal government, states, and health care providers should prepare for another wave of COVID-19 and future pandemics. Watch live here: https://t.co/rUN96rVwqx https://t.co/lItjlhpgGz — PolitiTweet.org

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🚨ATTENTION🚨 Tennesseans in the Chattanooga area affected by the tornadoes on April 12-13: The deadline to apply for @fema disaster assistance is TODAY. To apply for assistance, you can click here: https://t.co/KTgyc6ELgP or call: 1-800-621-3362 or TTY 800-462-7585. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SquawkCNBC: "I think most colleges are going to open, and the schools have to open--kids can't take another year of this," says @SenAle… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GOPHELP: TUNE IN at 10:00AM ET for the Senate HELP Committee’s hearing on how the federal government, states, and health care providers… — PolitiTweet.org