Lamar Alexander

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Their success in discovering new technologies to create simple diagnostic tests with quick results—and then safe and effective treatments and vaccines—is the only way this will end. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

It is likely that at this moment more scientists are working to create solutions to COVID-19 than on any other project in the world. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Thomas Edison said he failed 10,000 times before he produced the first incandescent light bulb. We hope we don’t have that many failures. But all we need are two or three successes, or even just one. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Many of these early stage concepts won’t work, or won’t be able to be scaled up quickly, and that’s ok. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

…to pull out all the stops and fast track new technologies designed to produce tens of millions of tests by August. We allocated another $1 billion to the @BARDA, to work with NIH to accelerate production of these tests. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

We worked to include in the most recent coronavirus legislation $1.5 billion for a competitive “shark tank”– what @NIHDirector calls the Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx) Initiative—to utilize the capacities of government itself, in coordination with the private sector... — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Throughout March and April, Senator @RoyBlunt and I had many conversations with experts across the government and the private sector, and couldn’t find anyone who believed that current technology could produce the tens of millions of tests necessary to put this virus behind us. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

There are two ways to increase our testing capacity: We should squeeze every test possible out of current technologies. But second, our focus today, is on the need for new testing technology. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

We are now conducting over 1 million diagnostic tests weekly; by mid-June, there will be 2 million to 2½ million available, according to Dr. Deborah Birx, the coordinator of the coronavirus task force. — PolitiTweet.org

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And the private sector is demonstrating a capacity to turn out quickly tens of millions of serology tests — tests to determine whether you have had the disease and have antibodies that might create some immunity, at least for a time. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

The administration’s warp-speed pursuit of a vaccine has a goal of 100 million doses by the Fall and 300 million by January, a target much more ambitious than has ever been achieved before. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

The end to this crisis will be determined by three things: tests, treatments, and vaccines. There is promising news that treatments and therapies will be available this summer. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

This hearing is about how we will find those new technologies needed to rapidly produce tens of millions of tests in one of the most ambitious scientific enterprises in recent memory, headed by one of our country’s most distinguished scientists. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

But to contain the disease and give confidence to Americans that it is safe to leave our homes, we will need tens of millions of tests, many more than our current technologies can produce. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

All roads back to work and back to school lead through testing. Our country will soon be doing 2 million diagnostic tests for COVID-19 a week, an impressive number. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @GOPHELP: HAPPENING NOW — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

I’m about to chair the Senate HELP Committee’s hearing to talk to @NIHDirector and Dr. Gary Disbrow at the @BARDA about the “shark tank” effort to create new technologies designed to produce tens of millions of COVID-19 tests. Watch live here: https://t.co/upi3ySMSzy https://t.co/3XsfTuk7yF — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

RT @GOPHELP: TUNE IN at 10:00 AM ET for the Senate HELP Committee’s hearing to talk to @NIHDirector and Dr. Gary Disbrow at the @BARDA abou… — PolitiTweet.org

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To resolve this, Secretary @BetsyDeVosED undertook the appropriate public rulemaking process beginning in November 2018, including the opportunity for individuals, groups and educational institutions to review and submit comments. https://t.co/oPfVewB4Dz — PolitiTweet.org

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Under the previous administration, a single official at the U.S. Department of Education was issuing edicts, without the proper public input, to 6,000 colleges and universities about how to handle the complex and sensitive problem of sexual assault on college campuses. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

I am glad Secretary @BetsyDeVosED undertook this rulemaking to help give more certainty to victims, the accused, and college administrators. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

For example, the rule ensures victims get the support they need to change classes or dorms if they allege they have been sexually assaulted or sexually harassed and the rule ensures the victim and the accused get a fair hearing to resolve such allegations. — PolitiTweet.org

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…so that schools will more fully understand their roles and responsibilities to better comply with the law. This final rule respects and supports victims and preserves due process rights for both the victim and the accused. — PolitiTweet.org

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.@usedgov made final its rule clarifying Title IX—a federal law protecting students from sex discrimination in education programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance… — PolitiTweet.org

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So, a big thank you to teachers in Tennessee—and across the country—who continue to find new, creative ways to educate the next generation during this unprecedented time. You are truly among the heroes of our country. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

I too had some great teachers, but Miss Lennis Tedford was the best. From Miss Tedford I learned more than music — she taught me the discipline of Czerny and the metronome, the logic of Bach and the clean joy of Mozart. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Many Tennesseans who are helping their children learn from home appreciate now, more than ever, the impact teachers have in the lives of their students. #TeacherAppreciationDay 🍎 — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

My statement on COVID-19 testing for members of Congress. https://t.co/x3tjhVJsWo https://t.co/ywRMZYye1c — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Scientists at @ORNL are helping to speed up manufacturing of life-saving equipment such as face shields, masks and test kits. Government investment in basic science and advanced manufacturing at our national laboratories is more important than ever. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

RT @GovBillLee: Looking for a #COVID19 test? ALL local health departments across Tennessee offer free testing 5 days a week. Find a loca… — PolitiTweet.org