Honorable Lamar Alexander
United States Senator, Tennessee, Republican
Senator Alexander was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2002. He served as Tennessee Governor from 1978 to 1986. He is the ranking minority member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee and also serves on the Appropriations Committee and the Rules and Administration Committee. The following is from a February 6, 2014, hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on “Supporting Children and Families through High-quality Early Education.” I was an early learner when it comes to the value of early childhood education. For 35 years, my mother operated a preschool program in…
