Lamar Alexander

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Last year, more Tennesseans died from opioid overdoses than were killed in car crashes. Fentanyl – a synthetic opioid that can be 50 times stronger than heroin – was the leading cause of these opioid related deaths. #OpioidCrisisResponse — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

It was great to have @GovBillLee in Washington today. He is working to get more flexibility from the federal government for better health care for Tennesseans, and I’m going to do everything I can to help. We are lucky to have Governor Lee working for us. https://t.co/z1eIc8GVaU — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

The best delegation in the nation! Enjoyed having lunch with all of these fine folks. Tennesseans are lucky to have so many great representatives here in Washington and back home in our state’s capitol. https://t.co/l3QCOBzVHJ — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

13.5 million Americans, including more than 5 million teenagers have reported using e-cigarettes, with 1.6 million teenagers vaping regularly, and these products have not met any @US_FDA rules or standards. https://t.co/DuiNs4v3VD — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Today, I chaired a Senate health committee hearing to examine the @US_FDA and @CDCGov’s response to lung illnesses and rising youth e-cigarette use. What we discovered is that they have more authority than they are using. https://t.co/FZk9SitnSr — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

By encouraging the study of U.S. history and protecting and preserving sites like these, we will better remember these important chapters in our nation’s story. https://t.co/iTqTU9Mksn — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Today, I introduced the African American Burial Grounds Network Act alongside @SenSherrodBrown to help identify and preserve African-American cemeteries that have been lost or almost forgotten from our country’s history. #BurialGroundsAct — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

The SONG Act would allow the @FAANews to issue a temporary flight restriction for smaller aircraft and #drones over stadiums for concerts or music festivals the same way the FAA currently does for sporting events. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Tennessee attracts thousands of people who visit our state each year for concerts or music festivals. That’s why I’m glad to cosponsor Sen @MarshaBlackburn’s legislation to help ensure these fans are safe and their privacy is protected. https://t.co/P0RluAmaS5 — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Today, @GovBillLee and @Volkswagen broke ground on the new VW plant in Chattanooga, which is part of an $800 million expansion that will create about 1,000 new jobs. Volkswagen’s decision to expand in Chattanooga is a testament to the skills of Tennessee’s workforce. https://t.co/AbJ4DjMV3p — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

This is an unacceptable situation that demands our attention. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Here is the reality: 13.5 million Americans, including more than 5 million teenagers have reported using e-cigarettes, with 1.6 million teenagers vaping regularly, and these products have not met any @US_FDA rules or standards. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

A step Congress could take would be to pass @senatemajldr McConnell and Sen @timkaine’s provision in our #LowerHealthCareCosts Act, which raises the minimum age for purchasing any tobacco product – including e-cigarettes – from 18 to 21. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

.@US_FDA needs to make these rules final so manufacturers have clear standards and so consumers know that the e-cigarettes they are buying have met certain qualifications. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

It was just earlier this year that @US_FDA took the first step – the agency proposed a rule in April and a second in September – to give manufacturers direction on what information FDA would need to review and authorize e-cigarettes. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

In the middle of this outbreak of vaping-related illnesses and a 700% increase in the number of teenagers using e-cigarettes since 2013, I am concerned that the @US_FDA has received almost $5.5 billion in user fees and that there are no rules in effect to regulate e-cigarettes. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

And over the last six months, there have been 2,051 Americans hurt and 39 have died – including two in Tennessee – from vaping-related lung illnesses, many from vaping with THC, the derivative of marijuana that makes people high. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

According to data from @US_FDA and the @CDCgov, over the last two years, 13.5 million Americans, including over 5 million teenagers, have used e-cigarettes, with about 1.6 million teenagers using e-cigarettes frequently. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Not a single e-cigarette or vaping product has been reviewed and cleared for sale by the @US_FDA. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

And so, when you go to buy an e-cigarette, you would also assume that someone said it was ok to sell to this to you. But you would be wrong – the @US_FDA has not used its authority to say whether they are ok to be sold. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

If you walk into a convenience store to buy aspirin, you assume the @US_FDA has said that it is safe and effective. You then pick up a package of peanut butter crackers – you’d assume FDA ensured it was packaged in a clean space. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

But on the other side you have a bipar group of senators investigating a mysterious illness tied to e-cigarette use that has harmed over 2k Americans, w/39 who have died, at a time when as many as 1 in 10 TN high school students are using e-cigarettes, most of them illegally. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

I often suggest that Americans look at Washington, D.C., as if it were a split screen television. On one side, you have the House of Representatives beginning public impeachment hearings into the president. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

RT @GOPHELP: HAPPENING NOW https://t.co/tiVyOy0Uw9 — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

I’m about to chair the Senate health committee’s hearing to examine the @US_FDA and @CDCGov’s response to lung illnesses and rising youth e-cigarette use. Watch live here: https://t.co/TTYKuOKPUr https://t.co/KVBSbnb0f9 — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

TUNE IN at 10:00 AM ET, I’ll be chairing the Senate health committee’s hearing to examine the @US_FDA and @CDCGov’s response to lung illnesses and rising youth e-cigarette use. You can watch the hearing live here: https://t.co/TTYKuOtf2T — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

RT @GOPHELP: TUNE IN at 10:00 AM ET for the Senate health committee’s hearing to examine the @US_FDA and @CDCGov’s response to lung illness… — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

If you’re in the Chattanooga area, tune-in at 8:45 AM ET to @hotnewsradio. I’ll be talking w/Jeff Styles about the Senate’s response to rising youth e-cigarettes use and my bipartisan legislation to shorten the #FAFSA. Listen live here: https://t.co/ZFE3ClZcRl — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

The gains we have made over the past decade to protect children and families from dangerous mercury pollution should not be lost. The #MercuryRule has been a success and changing it just doesn’t make sense. Read @SenatorCarper’s and my op-ed in @USATODAY: https://t.co/vdThlu5RuP — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Agriculture is one of Tennessee’s most important industries, with more than 77,000 farms contributing tens of billions of dollars each year to our state’s economy. Congratulations to the men and women of the American @FarmBureau on 100 years! #AFBF100 — PolitiTweet.org