Lamar Alexander

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

In April 1963, Dr. King penned a letter from his cell at the Birmingham Jail, where he and other protestors were detained for leading a series of nonviolent protests and boycotts in Birmingham to put pressure on the business community to end discriminatory hiring practices. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Today at about 3:55 PM ET ➡️ https://t.co/547v9aHEJZ — PolitiTweet.org

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Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

RT @AlabamaNAACP: Thank you @SenDougJones @SenAlexander @SenTedCruz @KamalaHarris @TimKaine @lisamurkowski - “Injustice anywhere is a threa… — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

READ my interview with @CompassKnox about what I’m working on in the U.S. Senate. #LowerHealthCareCosts #MakingCollegeWorthIt https://t.co/joHUBVRqP6 — PolitiTweet.org

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From @CompassKnox: U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander has set some ambitious policy goals to reach before he retires from the Senate in 2020 https://t.co/joHUBVRqP6 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Mrhflrs: Parking in Koreatown, Los Angeles. A thread: https://t.co/GaZrHJ6WeL — PolitiTweet.org

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I voted for basically the same reasonable limits on the amount of time senators can debate @POTUS’s nominees that I… https://t.co/nvgHS7stBb — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Good luck to the teams from @UTKnoxville, @UTChattanooga, @lipscomb and @VanderbiltU that are all competing in the… https://t.co/jwZEzmG05I — PolitiTweet.org

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Good luck tonight in the NIT Championship, @LipscombMBB! 🏀 — PolitiTweet.org

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.@POTUS deserves great credit for asking the president of China to control all forms of fentanyl. China’s decisio… https://t.co/2SEuMoPYCZ — PolitiTweet.org

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China’s decision to control all forms of fentanyl will save thousands of American lives. Fentanyl is a synthetic op… https://t.co/CZGOis6QZa — PolitiTweet.org

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We can then combine that with what @SenFinance passes, ask the @senatemajldr to put it on the Senate floor, and work with the House to send legislation to the @POTUS’s desk. — PolitiTweet.org

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I hope to compile the proposals that fall under the Senate health committee’s jurisdiction into a package of legislation that the committee will vote on early this summer. — PolitiTweet.org

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Today, I am also asking that senators continue to come forward to Senators @PattyMurray, @ChuckGrassley and @RonWyden and me with their specific proposals for how we can reduce health care costs. — PolitiTweet.org

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Some of these the Senate health committee can work on, some of these fall under the jurisdiction of other committees, and some are steps the Administration can take. — PolitiTweet.org

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The recommendations include increasing transparency, lowering prescription drug costs, eliminating surprise billing, expanding primary care, improving electronic health records, and addressing consolidation. — PolitiTweet.org

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As of the March 1st deadline, we have received over 400 recommendations, some as many as 50 pages long. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Last December, I wrote a letter to @AEI, @BrookingsInst, governors, state insurance commissioners, doctors, patient groups, academic experts, and the public, asking them all to submit specific recommendations to Congress to #LowerHealthCareCosts. — PolitiTweet.org

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I hear about high cost of prescription drugs. I hear from doctors about administrative burden. And, I hear about how the place where medical procedures are performed can make health care more expensive. — PolitiTweet.org

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Many people worry about “surprise billing” – which is when a patient receives care at an in-network hospital, but an out-of-network specialist also treats them and sends a separate bill. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

.@WarrenBuffett has called the ballooning costs of health care “a hungry tapeworm on the American economy.” Almost every day I hear from Tennesseans concerned that health care is too expensive. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

It’s important to know that the cost of health care has, in effect, become a tax on the budgets of families, employers, the federal government, and state governments. — PolitiTweet.org

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That's why I’m working w/Sens @PattyMurray, @ChuckGrassley & @RonWyden to develop specific bipartisan steps to help deal w/the startling fact that up to 1/2 of what Americans spend on health care services may be unnecessary, according to Dr. Brent James of the National Academies. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Earlier this year @POTUS said, “Americans have a right to a health care system that takes care of people, not one that takes advantage of them.” And, @SecAzar has taken steps to increase transparency and lower drug prices. — PolitiTweet.org

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Because we have a Democrat controlled House, a Republican Senate, and a Republican president, Democrats and Republicans will have to work together to reach a result. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

And so, my top health care priority this Congress is to pass legislation that will give Americans better health outcomes and better experiences at a lower cost. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

But the truth is the cost of health insurance will not go down, or even increase more slowly, unless we lower the cost of health care. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Health insurance has gotten a lot of attention recently – the president tweeted earlier this week, and I agree. High deductibles tied to high premiums make care inaccessible for too many Americans. https://t.co/VO3TALlauL — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

Health care and health insurance coverage are often conflated in both Congress and in media stories, so I want to be very clear that I am talking about the bipartisan consensus that health care itself is too expensive. — PolitiTweet.org