Holder wrote, "Does the president have the authority to use a weaponized drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on U. The answer to that is no. The nearly 1,page bill reformed and continued various programs of the Department of Agriculture through On January 16, , the Democratic -controlled Senate approved H. Alexander voted with the 17 Republican and the 55 Democratic members in favor of the bill. Alexander voted against H.
The bill passed the Senate on January 31, , with a vote of 64 - The purpose of the bill was to temporarily suspend the debt ceiling and withhold the pay of members of Congress until a budget could be passed. The vote largely followed party lines with Democrats overwhelmingly supporting it and many Republicans in opposition to the bill. During the shutdown in October , the Senate rejected, down party lines, every House-originated bill that stripped the budget of funding for the Affordable Care Act.
A deal was reached late on October 16, , just hours before the debt ceiling deadline. The bill to reopen the government, H. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.
Alexander voted with the Democratic Party for the bill. The amendment was rejected by the Senate on June 18, , with a vote of 39 - The purpose of the amendment was to require the completion of miles of fence described in the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted.
It would also require miles of fence be completed before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be changed to permanent resident status. The vote followed party lines. Alexander voted for S. The bill was passed by the Senate on February 12, , with a vote of 78 - The purpose of the bill was to combat violence against women, from domestic violence to international trafficking in persons. All 22 dissenting votes were cast by Republicans. Alexander voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill, which made permanent most of the Bush tax cuts originally passed in and while also raising tax rates on the highest income levels.
The bill was passed in the Senate by an 89 - 8 vote on January 1, On March 9, , Senator Tom Cotton wrote a letter to Iran's leadership, warning them that signing a nuclear deal with the Obama administration without congressional approval was merely an "executive agreement". The letter also stated that "The next president could revoke such an executive agreement with the stroke of a pen and future Congresses could modify the terms of the agreement at any time. Alexander was one of the seven Republican members of the Senate who did not sign the letter.
The letter caused intense backlash from both the Obama administration and members of Congress. Alexander, a member of the Senate health committee, took to the Senate floor and Twitter to call for the resignation of Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius.
Alexander issued a statement on November 26, , following the FAA's announcement that they would allow the use of cell phones on some flights. Alexander urged the FAA to allow texting on flights but not conversations.
The statement read: "Imagine two million passengers, hurtling through space, trapped in inch-wide seats, yapping their innermost thoughts. The Transportation Security Administration would have to hire three times as many air marshals to deal with the fistfights. Imagine this noise while you travel, restrained by your seatbelt, unable to escape. The FCC commissioners will earn the gratitude of the two million Americans who fly each day by deciding: text messages, yes; conversations, no.
I am stunned, surprised and disappointed by what I have learned. Based on this information, I immediately placed Mr. Loskarn on administrative leave without pay. The office is fully cooperating with the investigation. On January 23, , Loskarn was found deceased. The cause of death was ruled a suicide. Prior to his death, an indictment had been delayed until February 10, He wrote, "I found myself drawn to videos that matched my own childhood abuse.
It's painful and humiliating to admit to myself, let alone the whole world, but I pictured myself as a child in the image or video. The more an image mirrored some element of my memories and took me back, the more I felt a connection. He added, "The news coverage of my spectacular fall makes it impossible for me to crawl in a hole and disappear. I've hurt every single human being I've ever known and the details of my shame are preserved on the internet for all time. There is no escape.
Lamar Alexander endorsed Mitt Romney in the presidential election. Alexander won re-election to the U. Senate on November 4, The tea party called out Alexander in August for his bipartisanship and his willingness to compromise with other congressional members.
Alexander responded to his critics in a op-ed published in a Tennessee newspaper. He explained, "I learned to count in Maryville City Schools. So I know that if you only have 45 votes and you need 60 senators to get something important done like balancing the budget and fixing the debt, then you have to work with other people — that is, IF you really care about solving the problem, IF you really want to get a result, instead of just making a speech.
He defeated Robert D. Tuke, Edward L. Buck, Christopher G. Gary Keplinger I in the general election. Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf.
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Below are Alexander's reports. The Personal Gain Index U. Congress is a two-part measurement that illustrates the extent to which members of the U.
Congress have prospered during their tenure as public servants. It consists of two different metrics:. Based on congressional financial disclosure forms and calculations made available by OpenSecrets. Alexander ranked as the 50th most wealthy senator in Between and , the average annual percentage increase for a member of Congress was Filings required by the Federal Election Commission report on the industries that give to each candidate.
Using campaign filings and information calculated by OpenSecrets. Alexander received the most donations from individuals and PACs employed by the Retired industry. From , The website OpenCongress tracks the voting records of each member to determine with whom he or she votes most and least often. The results include a member from each party.
Based on an analysis of bill sponsorship by GovTrack , Alexander was a " centrist Republican ," as of July 30, According to the website GovTrack, Alexander missed of 4, roll call votes from January to September This amounts to 3. The website Legistorm compiles staff salary information for members of Congress. He ranked 11th on the list of the highest-paid Republican senatorial staff salaries and ranked 61st overall of the lowest-paid senatorial staff salaries in Overall, Tennessee ranked 23rd in average salary for senatorial staff.
The average U. Each year National Journal publishes an analysis of how liberally or conservatively each member of Congress voted in the previous year.
Click the link above for the full ratings of all members of Congress. Alexander and Lindsey Graham ranked 40th in the conservative rankings in Alexander ranked 39th in the conservative rankings in Alexander ranked 38th in the conservative rankings in The website OpenCongress tracks how often members of Congress vote with the majority of the chamber caucus.
Lamar Alexander voted with the Republican Party According to his chief of staff, Alexander tested negative for the virus on May 7. What's on my ballot? Elections in How to vote How to run for office Ballot measures. Who represents me? President U. Ballotpedia features , encyclopedic articles written and curated by our professional staff of editors, writers, and researchers.
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Please contact us with any updates. Republican Party. Email editor ballotpedia. Voted Yea on: Agriculture Improvement Act of HR 2 Conference Report Agreed to on December 11, Proposed providing funding for commodity support, conservation, trade and international food aid, nutrition assistance, farm credit, rural development, research and extension activities, forestry, horticulture, and crop insurance through fiscal year It also proposed requiring the U.
The bill proposed providing exceptions for an abortion: 1 that was necessary to save the life of the pregnant woman, or 2 when the pregnancy was the result of rape or incest. Voted Yea on: An amendment to repeal the requirements for individuals to enroll in health insurance and for employers to offer it—"Skinny bill" S Amdt to S Amdt to HR the American Health Care Act of Amendment Rejected on July 28, The amendment proposed repealing the requirements for individuals to enroll in health insurance and for employers to offer it.
Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States—second vote to end debate and move to a vote on Gorsuch's nomination under the new precedent requiring only a simple majority to pass.
Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States—a vote to keep the Senate precedent of requiring 60 votes to close debate on Supreme Court nominations. Gorsuch, of Colorado, to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States—initial vote to end debate and move to a vote on Gorsuch's nomination. Voted Yea on: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act HR 1 Motion Agreed to on December 20, Proposed providing for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year and proposed changes to the tax code.
H Con Res 71 Concurrent Resolution Agreed to on October 19, Proposed establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years through Voted Yea on: Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, Included amendments to suspend the debt ceiling and fund the government HR Motion Agreed to on September 7, Proposed suspending the debt ceiling and funding the government until December 8, , and providing funding for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma relief efforts.
Voted Yea on: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year HR Bill Passed on September 18, Proposed authorizing appropriations for fiscal year for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. On November 15, , the Senate passed the defense policy bill by voice vote.
This bill was the result of compromises made in the conference report. In , Alexander won election to succeed retiring Senator Fred Thompson. He served as Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference from to On December 17, , Alexander announced that he would not run for a fourth term in the Senate in Skip to main content. Secretary of Education. View Explainer. Then stick with it until at least half the people agree that it's right. That's been the senator's philosophy. Rick Hess , November 12, Federal Sen.
Andrew Ujifusa , June 24, Education Opinion Sen. Lamar Alexander on the Congressional Response to Coronavirus "A one-hour flight to Washington doesn't make you any smarter, and I don't think we need to come up with a bunch of big ideas up here and send them back to states to implement—especially in education," says Alexander.
Rick Hess , May 11, Lamar Alexander took to President Donald Trump's impeachment trial might be rooted in the same philosophy he applied to a key element of the Every Student Succeeds Act. Andrew Ujifusa , January 31, Open image caption Close image caption Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. Lamar Alexander, Top Capitol Hill Republican on Education, to Retire The chairman of the Senate education committee, a former education secretary and a main architect of the Every Student Succeeds Act, announced he will not run for re-election in Bush, as well as governor of Tennessee.
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