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Alexander: Repeal and Replace Obamacare Simultaneously, Concurrently
“If your local bridge were ‘very near collapse,’ the first thing you would do is send in a rescue crew to repair it temporarily so no one else is hurt. Then you would build a better bridge, or more accurately, many bridges… and as they are finished, you would close the old bridge.”
Read MoreAlexander Meets with HHS Secretary Nominee Rep. Tom Price
“I spent an hour with Dr. Tom Price this afternoon and was greatly impressed with his understanding of the need to begin immediately to repeal Obamacare and reform the nation’s health care system but to do it in a thoughtful, careful way that gives Americans more choices of low-cost insurance. He especially understands the importance of dealing with the Obamacare emergency in the individual market during a period of transition so that Americans have as many choices as possible.”
Read MoreAlexander Statement on Selection of Betsy DeVos as Education Secretary
“Betsy DeVos is an excellent choice. The Senate’s education committee will move swiftly in January to consider her nomination. Betsy has worked for years to improve educational opportunities for all children. As secretary, she will be able to implement the new law fixing No Child Left Behind just as Congress wrote it, reversing the trend to a national school board and restoring to states, governors, school boards, teachers, and parents greater responsibility for improving education in their local communities."
Read MoreAlexander: DeVos Will Be an "Excellent Education Secretary"
"Betsy DeVos and I had a great meeting today, and she is going to make an excellent Secretary of Education. I'm looking forward to her hearing because I know she will impress the Senate with her passionate support for improving education for all children. I am fully confident that she will be swiftly confirmed by the full Senate."
Read MoreAlexander: Repeal and Replace Obamacare Simultaneously, Concurrently
“If your local bridge were ‘very near collapse,’ the first thing you would do is send in a rescue crew to repair it temporarily so no one else is hurt. Then you would build a better bridge, or more accurately, many bridges… and as they are finished, you would close the old bridge.”
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Alexander: Repeal and Replace Obamacare Simultaneously, Concurrently
“If your local bridge were ‘very near collapse,’ the first thing you would do is send in a rescue crew to repair it temporarily so no one else is hurt. Then you would build a better bridge, or more accurately, many bridges… and as they are finished, you would close the old bridge.”
Alexander: Republicans Didn't Create Problem of Obamacare, But We're Prepared to Solve It
Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander spoke on the Senate floor about the alarming number of health insurance companies leaving Obamacare exchanges and the need to act on behalf of Americans struggling with the cost of health insurance.
Alexander: Tennessee Insurance Commissioner Says State Obamacare Exchange Is “Very Near Collapse”
Senate health Chairman Lamar Alexander highlighted The Tennessean’s Wednesday front-page headline, which read: “Very Near Collapse”—words used by Tennessee’s insurance commissioner to describe the state of Tennessee’s Obamacare insurance exchange. Alexander said this is “happening in states all over the country as Obamacare plans and rates get locked in for next year.”
Alexander on FOX News: Tennessean’s Eyesight Recovery Underscores Need for Congress to Pass Cures
Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander and Tennessean Doug Oliver, who regained his sight after participating in a clinical trial where his own stem cells were injected into his eyes, were interviewed by Shannon Bream on Fox News Sunday.
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Senator Alexander at Volkswagen Announcement in Chattanooga
Senator Alexander, who recruited the auto industry to Tennessee when he was governor, praised in Chattanooga with Governor Haslam, Senator Corker, VW executives, and other community leaders at the celebration of Volkswagen's announcement that it will be building its midsize SUV at the Chattanooga facility.
Alexander at Press Conference on Hobby Lobby Ruling
Senator Alexander joins Senator Hatch and faith leaders to speak out against the Udall/Murray bill to reverse the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. “Religious freedom is an essential part of the American character and the first part of the American Constitution. Every American should be concerned when any American’s religious freedom is trampled upon, which is what this legislation would do today. The Supreme Court very carefully said, that you should not trample on religious freedom in America unless there is a compelling reason to do it, and if you have to do it, it has to be as light as possible. The Hobby Lobby decision carefully upheld that… Any time any American’s freedom is trampled upon, every American should be deeply concerned.”
Senator Alexander at Tennessee Tuesday
Senator Alexander meets with constituents from Tennessee at Tennessee Tuesday, a weekly constituent breakfast hosted by Sens. Alexander and Corker in Washington.
Sen. Alexander meets with Jefferson Co. High School Junior ROTC cadets
Sen. Alexander meets with Jefferson County High School’s Junior ROTC cadets from Dandridge, Tenn., on the steps of the United States Capitol, where he welcomed them to Washington and talked to them about his memories of growing up in East Tennessee.
Sen. Alexander and Nashville Resident Doug Oliver
Sen. Alexander meetw with Nashville resident Doug Oliver, who regained his sight through injection of his own stem cells into his eyee. Oliver, along with others who have participated in the trial, came to Washington, D.C. to discuss 21st Century Cures legislation. Sen. Alexander has called Cures one of the most important bills Congress could pass this year.
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