Lamar Alexander

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

I will vote to disapprove of the February 15, 2019, national emergency declaration. https://t.co/NzmrlzkXie https://t.co/bazd1Lqhk2 — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

I enjoyed welcoming the more than 80 @TNCULeague members to my office yesterday and hearing about the issues important to them. https://t.co/ZYxGYSUkbX — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

TUNE IN at 5:40 PM ET for my remarks on the Senate floor to discuss my efforts to pass bipartisan legislation to #LowerHealthCareCosts during this Congress. Watch live here: https://t.co/INiDqXdK5E https://t.co/CCyQPDTCyd — PolitiTweet.org

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Good to meet you all. Enjoy your time in Washington! https://t.co/YxrqDep2cX — PolitiTweet.org

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Former Gov @BillHaslam called it the “single biggest impediment to more students enrolling in Tennessee Promise.”… https://t.co/xJcoE6QsXl — PolitiTweet.org

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Our bipartisan solution will reduce the number of questions on the #FAFSA from 108 to 15-25 questions. #MakingCollegeWorthIt — PolitiTweet.org

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I am glad @POTUS signed into law legislation that makes the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) permanent. This will help ensure Tennessee’s beautiful lands, water resources and recreation areas are protected and preserved for future generations. https://t.co/wX58RpLyGw — PolitiTweet.org

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It is hard to imagine Blount County without Dean Stone, and that’s why I’m glad @POTUS signed into law a bill @MarshaBlackburn and I introduced to name a bridge on the Foothills Parkway as the Dean Stone Bridge. https://t.co/6M9I7YgoRM — PolitiTweet.org

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After 5 years of bipartisan work, the #FAFSA is simpler & on mobile devices. Congress is now ready to take the fina… https://t.co/7Y0ZuiUH8Q — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

.@POTUS signed into law legislation @MarshaBlackburn and I introduced to expand the Shiloh National Military Park in Shiloh, which will help attract more visitors to Tennessee, boost local economies and protect the site for future generations. — PolitiTweet.org

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Today, I chaired a Senate education committee hearing to explore simplifying how students apply for financial aid a… https://t.co/AzRMQ39rm0 — PolitiTweet.org

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Today, @POTUS signed into law legislation that @MarshaBlackburn and I introduced, which will take the next step to… https://t.co/Iml5vxZfB7 — PolitiTweet.org

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🌲🌲Today, the Every Kid Outdoors Act, that U.S. Senator @MartinHeinrich and I introduced, was signed into law by… https://t.co/MaOcXGvNV7 — PolitiTweet.org

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Congratulations to @Vol_Hoops’ Grant Williams on this well-deserved honor! 🍊🏀 #GBO — PolitiTweet.org

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Bipartisan discussions have produced a lot of agreement on simplifying the number of questions, so the purpose of this hearing is to learn what we need to know before taking the final step. — PolitiTweet.org

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7) There is a $6 billion advantage to taxpayers – that is the amount the Department of Education estimates is issued in improper payments every year. — PolitiTweet.org

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5) Families can now apply for federal student aid sooner because they can use information from their last year’s tax return. 6) Students can find out as early as eighth grade how much Pell grant funding they may be eligible for. — PolitiTweet.org

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3) Simplifying the form and the verification process should encourage more students to apply for federal aid, which will ensure that eligible students receive the Pell they deserve. 4) Students can now complete the #FAFSA on their iPhone. — PolitiTweet.org

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2) Dramatically decrease the number of students selected for verification, because students’ tax data would automatically transfer to the Department of Education which would greatly reduce the need for verification. — PolitiTweet.org

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Here is what all of these improvements mean to the 20 million families that fill out the #FAFSA every year: 1) Reduce the 108 questions to 15-25. — PolitiTweet.org

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The final step should be our bipartisan solution that will reduce the number of questions on the #FAFSA from 108 to 15-25 questions. — PolitiTweet.org

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Third, last year the Senate passed legislation Senator Murray and I introduced that allows students to answer up to 22 questions on the #FAFSA with just one click and will stop requiring students to give the same information to the federal government twice. — PolitiTweet.org

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Second, the Trump Administration has put the #FAFSA application on a phone app. I was at Sevier County High School in November and saw students zipping through the FAFSA on their iPhones. — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

First, the Obama Administration allowed families to fill out the #FAFSA using their tax information from the previous year so they could apply to school in the fall, rather than having to wait until spring. — PolitiTweet.org

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Five years ago at a hearing before this Committee we heard that the vast majority of questions on the #FAFSA are unnecessary. I asked if the four witnesses could each write a letter to the Committee recommending how they would simplify the FAFSA. — PolitiTweet.org

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This will help 400,000 families in Tennessee, 350,000 families in Senator @PattyMurray’s Washington State, and millions more for each of us who have it in our hands to finish our work on simplifying the #FAFSA. — PolitiTweet.org

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After five years of work, we are ready to do just that by reducing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid – the #FAFSA – from 108 questions to two dozen, and eliminate the need for families to give their financial information to the federal government twice. — PolitiTweet.org

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There are not many things that United States senators can do to cause 20 million American families to say, “thank you.” — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

RT @GOPHELP: HAPPENING NOW https://t.co/7TbTbsyVMT — PolitiTweet.org

Lamar Alexander @SenAlexander

I’m about to chair the Senate education committee’s hearing to explore simplifying how students apply for financial aid and repay their loans, and reducing the jungle of red tape that wastes time and money. #FAFSA #MakingCollegeWorthIt Watch live here: https://t.co/n0PIK61TQn https://t.co/WZUOAjiFQr — PolitiTweet.org