Ranking Member's Press

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, issued the following statements after President Donald Trump signed into law a resolution blocking implementation of the Obama...

WASHINGTON, March 27 — Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA), the chair and ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, respectively, and Reps. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Bobby Scott (D-VA), chair and ranking member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, respectively, and...

WASHINGTON, March 24, 2017 – Senate health committee chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today released the following statement on the American Health Care Act: “The House decision today not to vote changes nothing about the urgency of rescuing 230,000 Tennesseans who buy insurance on Obamacare exchanges that our state insurance...

WASHINGTON, March 23 — Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today released the following statement after meeting with Dr. Scott Gottlieb, President Trump’s nominee to head the Food and Drug Administration (FDA):  “I had an excellent meeting with Dr. Gottlieb and believe he’s...

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 22, 2017 – Senate labor committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today said Senate passage of legislation to overturn the Obama administration’s harmful “Volks” rule will eliminate a regulation that does not follow the law. “This Obama regulation is a good example of what happens when...

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 22 – The chairman of the Senate labor committee today said that the Labor Secretary and Congress’s goal is to create an environment for American workers to succeed in a rapidly changing workplace and that harmful Obama-era labor regulations have only made it harder for Americans to create, find, or keep...

WASHINGTON, March, 21 — Today, Senate labor committee Chairman Lamar Alexander announced that organizations representing American workers—from small business owners to builders to first responders—support the nomination of Alexander Acosta to serve as Secretary of Labor, saying:   “Alexander Acosta...

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 21 – Senate health Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today said Congress owes patients and their families a prompt, bipartisan reauthorization of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) medical devices and drug user fees agreements, which are set to expire on Sept. 30.   “We ended last...

(Washington, D.C.) –Senators Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA), the chair and ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, respectively, and Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-NC) and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA), chair and ranking member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce,...

WASHINGTON, D.C., March. 13, 2017 - U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today released the following statement on his vote to confirm Seema Verma to serve as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS): “As the architect of Indiana’s Medicaid expansion, Seema Verma has a thorough understanding of how changing...

NASHVILLE, March 10 – Senate health committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today made the following statement on the selection of Dr. Scott Gottlieb to head the Food and Drug Administration (FDA):  “It’s critical to have the right person in charge of the FDA, an agency that affects virtually every American and...

WASHINGTON, March 9 — The Senate today voted for local school boards over a National School Board and affirmed that Congress writes the law, not the Department of Education. The Senate sent to President Trump’s desk a resolution to rescind the department’s final regulation for implementing the accountability provisions of the...

WASHINGTON, March 8 — Senate education committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today said that the Senate is poised to overturn an Obama administration education regulation that “is in direct violation of the law that 85 senators voted for just 15 months ago.” In a speech on the Senate floor, Senator Alexander today said:...

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Sasse (R-NE) and Lamar Alexander (R-TN) issued the following statement after the Senate passed H.J.Res. 58, a resolution to overturn the Obama Administration Department of Education’s rule regulating teacher preparation programs.   "This is a win for kids because Washington’s good intentions...

WASHINGTON, D.C., March 7 –Senate health committee chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today released the following statement on the American Health Care Act, legislation introduced in the House to begin the process of repealing and replacing Obamacare: “One especially encouraging aspect of the House bill is that it would help...

WASHINGTON – Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee and Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, applauded the passage of a resolution which would block implementation of the Obama administration’s flawed...

Regulation specifically violates federal law by doing what Congress told the department not to do WASHINGTON, March 2 — A group of 10 senators led by Senate education committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) this week introduced a resolution to rescind the Department of Education’s final regulation for implementing the...

WASHINGTON, March 1 — United States Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today released the following statement after meeting today with Alexander Acosta — President Trump’s nominee to become the next United States Secretary of Labor: “I enjoyed meeting today with Alexander Acosta, who understands how harmful Obama-era...

WASHINGTON, D.C., February 28  – U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today made the following statement on President Trump’s address to a Joint Session of Congress: “The president’s speech was hopeful and well-delivered. I especially liked his focus on the importance of national defense, on restoring local...

WASHINGTON, February 21 — A bipartisan group of Senate and House health committee leaders today sent colleagues a letter to highlight the importance of immunizations, saying: “Vaccines save lives.” “The introduction of vaccines was a turning point in our country’s public health history.  Vaccines led to the...