Lamar Alexander

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

I’m about to chair the Senate labor committee’s confirmation hearing on the nomination of Eugene Scalia to serve as United States Secretary of Labor. Watch live here: https://t.co/BbQihxRyiL https://t.co/71BRBWSZbY — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

RT @GOPHELP: TUNE IN at 9:00 AM ET — the Senate labor committee will hold a confirmation hearing on the nomination of Eugene Scalia to serv… — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Thank you for the very kind words on the Senate floor today, @MarshaBlackburn. I am glad to have such a close partner here in the U.S. Senate as we represent the people of Tennessee! — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

It is my hope that the Senate will move forward with these spending bills, which make up almost 70% of all discretionary funding, in the bipartisan manner agreed upon last month by @POTUS and @SpeakerPelosi. https://t.co/KaaHABVnxe — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Boy Scouts shouldn’t get a merit badge for telling the truth, and senators shouldn’t get an award for debating and passing appropriations bills on the Senate floor, because that is what we are supposed to do. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Senate Democrats blocked the Senate from moving forward on four important spending bills—including the fifth consecutive year of record funding for @doescience, the fifth consecutive increase for the @NIH, and the largest pay raise for military service members since 2010. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Last Congress, I supported legislation in the United States Senate that would have taken Affordable Care Act money and turned it into block grants that states, including Tennessee, could decide how best to spend. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

I welcome @GovBillLee’s proposal to give Tennessee more flexibility in spending federal Medicaid dollars and will encourage federal officials to consider it seriously. https://t.co/gT68YcdibP — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Thank you to Bart Herbison, Steve Bogard, Lee Miller and so many others for your support to enact this new federal law helping make sure songwriters are paid a fair market value for their work. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

I am honored to receive the @NSAIofficial’s “White Hat Award.” The #MusicModernizationAct really ought to be, “The Songwriters’ Law” because Nashville songwriters made it happen. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Honey and I have counted Ira and Barbara as great friends for many years. We send to his three sons and their families our sympathy and great respect for his good life. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Ira Lipman was one of Tennessee’s most distinguished sons. He founded from scratch one of the nation’s leading companies and then used his financial success generously to help others. His interests ranged from civil and human rights to education to American history. — PolitiTweet.org

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HAPPENING NOW — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

The late Justice Antonin Scalia said, “Genius of the American constitutional system is the dispersal of power. Once power is centralized in one person, or one part of government, the Bill of Rights is just words of paper.” — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

After an American revolution against a king, our founders chose not to create a chief executive, but instead wrote the Constitution to separate the power. And, every United States senator has sworn an oath to support that Constitution. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Happy #ConstitutionDay! 🇺🇸 https://t.co/VBsaGt1xTN — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

TUNE IN to @987news today at 5:00 PM ET. I’ll be speaking with @Hallerin to discuss my proposal to change the sign at the Knoxville airport to: "Welcome to Knoxville: Gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains and the Oak Ridge Corridor." Listen live here: https://t.co/FKX3YF2vlH — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Today the @CDCgov announced Dr. John Dreyzehner will lead @CDCemergency. Dr. Dreyzehner previously served as @TNDeptofHealth commissioner. It is great to have a Tennessean in a role that will help protect us from public health threats. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

The Senate Appropriations Committee passed a funding bill modernize our nuclear weapons facilities at @y12nsc and accelerate cleanup of the East Tennessee Technology Park, @ORNL and the Y-12 National Security Complex. https://t.co/8Oe1poqfbZ — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Legislation the Senate Appropriations Committee approved includes $7.75B for the @USACEHQ to maintain and rebuild our nation’s waterways, including up to $92M to fully fund construction at Chickamauga Lock for the sixth consecutive year. https://t.co/8Oe1poHQ3x — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

I can think of no better way to encourage the study of U.S. history than to protect and preserve sites like @7thpresident Andrew Jackson's Hermitage. That’s why I’m glad to hear that it is receiving a @US_IMLS grant for the collections housed at the museum. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

From @FOXNashville: Bill giving servicemen and women largest pay raise in 9 years passes committee https://t.co/vmxMEP4n7R — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

I am very encouraged that the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved bipartisan legislation I wrote that includes funding for @ORNL, Chickamauga Lock and more. This is great news for Tennesseans and the tens of thousands of jobs it will affect in our state. https://t.co/k9lEARBsau — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Governing is about setting priorities, and this bill shows our priority is the men and women who serve in our armed forces. 🇺🇸 — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

I voted for and the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the largest pay raise for military service members, including those serving at Fort Campbell, Naval Support Activity Mid-South in Millington and Arnold Air Force Base in Tullahoma, since 2010. https://t.co/a1EJl4nlyA — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

That is why setting a new record funding level for the Office of Science – the fifth straight record year – is one of my top priorities. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

To provide the tools to create these breakthroughs, the federal government should double its funding for energy research and keep the United States number one in the world in advanced computing. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

In March, I proposed a New Manhattan Project for Clean Energy – a five year project with Ten Grand Challenges that will use American research and technology to put our country and the world firmly on a path toward cleaner, cheaper energy. https://t.co/Hb7AzTFVNz — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Today, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved legislation that provides the fifth year of record funding for @ENERGY's 17 national laboratories, including @ORNL, and keeps the U.S. number one in supercomputing. https://t.co/8Oe1poHQ3x — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

My parents first met at @MaryvilleC! I think the college is perfectly positioned by location, by tradition and by the fact that it remembers who it is—it keeps the character that it’s had for the last 200 years. Congratulations on 200 years of service in the heart of Maryville! — PolitiTweet.org