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 serves on the following committees: Appropriations; Budget; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Environment and Public Works; and Rules and Administration. The following is from the January 5, 2011, Senate floor debate on amending the Rules of the Senate. I am a little amused by the suggestion the senator from Iowa [Senator Tom Harkin (D)] made and others made that somehow the Senate has been paralyzed for the last couple of years. Most of the people I know are concerned…
