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Senator Lamar Alexander's Public Statements on Energy

Lamar Alexander
Full Name: Lamar Alexander
Office: U.S. Senate (TN) - Sr, Republican
First Elected: 11/05/2002
Last Elected: 11/04/2008
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Honey; 4 Children: Andrew, Leslee, Kathryn, William
Birth Date: 07/03/1940
Birth Place: Maryville, TN
Home City: Nashville, TN
Religion: Presbyterian

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April 25, 2013 Feinstein, Senators Release Discussion Draft of Nuclear Waste Legislation Washington, DC
April 24, 2013 Alexander: "Is the Obama Administration Really Going to Sell TVA?" Washington, DC
March 13, 2013 Senators Introduce Quadrennial Energy Review Act Washington, DC
Dec. 13, 2012 Wind Energy Tax Credit Washington, DC
Nov. 15, 2012 Sportsmen's Act of 2012 - Resumed Washington, DC
June 8, 2012 Letter to The Honorable Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy Unknown
June 6, 2012 Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act -- Motion to Proceed--Resumed Washington, DC
May 3, 2012 Alexander: Energy and Water Funding Bill Shows "Tennessee Projects Are Priorities for Our Entire Nation" Nashville, TN
May 3, 2012 Alexander: Energy and Water Funding Bill Shows "Tennessee Projects Are Priorities for Our Entire Nation" Nashville, TN
March 28, 2012 Hearing of the Energy and Water Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee - Change in Lock Funding to Speed Construction of Chickamauga Lock Washington, DC
March 28, 2012 Imposing a Minimum Effective Tax Rate for High-Income Taxpayers-Motion to Proceed Washington, DC
March 7, 2012 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act Washington, DC
March 7, 2012 Alexander Calls on Congress to "Stop the "Big Wind' Gravy Train" Washington, DC
Feb. 15, 2012 Payroll Tax Extension Washington, DC
Jan. 25, 2012 The Hill - Praise for Tax Reform, but Skepticism from Congress on Energy, Immigration Unknown
Nov. 15, 2011 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 Washington, DC
Nov. 14, 2011 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 Washington, DC
July 14, 2011 Senate Appropriations Commeittee's Energy and Water Subcommittee-Alexander: Small Nuclear Reactors "May Well Be the Smartest, Safest Next Step" in Clean Electricity Washington, DC
May 26, 2011 Electric Vehicles Washington, DC
May 20, 2011 Where's the Debate on "Big Wind?' Unknown
May 19, 2011 Hearing of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Promoting Electric Vehicles Act Washington, DC
May 18, 2011 Alexander: "Republican Plan Is to Find More Energy, Use Less; Democratic Plan Is to Find Less and Tax More" Washington, DC
May 18, 2011 Offshore Production and Safety Act of 2011-Motion to Proceed Washington, DC
April 6, 2011 Bipartisan Group of Senators Introduces Bill to Establish Auto Battery Recharging Stations at Capitol, at No Cost to Taxpayers Washington, DC
March 30, 2011 Alexander: "Those of Us Who Support Nuclear PowerÂ…Ought to be Among the First to Ask Questions About What We Can Learn from Japan Washington, DC
March 17, 2011 Roll Call - Morton Kondracke: We Can't Allow Events in Japan to Derail Nuclear Energy Production Unknown
March 16, 2011 Knoxville News Sentinel - Compromise is Key to Setting Energy Policy Knoxville, TX
March 11, 2011 Chattanooga Times Free Press - Editorial: Opposing New "Energy Tax' Chattanooga, TN
March 3, 2011 Inhofe Joins Upton, Introduces Energy Tax Prevention Act Washington, DC
March 2, 2011 Alexander Says Gov't "Must Prioritize Spending Cuts So They Don't Do Lasting Damage to American Innovation" Washington, DC
Feb. 4, 2011 Alexander Named Ranking Republican Member on Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee Maryville, TN
Oct. 29, 2010 Letter To The Honorable Thomas P. D'Agostino, Adminstrator of National Nuclear Administration, United States Department of Energy Unknown
Sept. 22, 2010 Op-Ed - Top 10 Reasons Nuclear Power Will Be The Key to America's Energy Future Unknown
Sept. 2, 2010 The Paris Post Intelligencer - Jobs, Debt and Energy Top U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander's List of Topics in Speech to Paris Lions Club Members Unknown
July 27, 2010 Energy Washington, DC
July 22, 2010 Electric Vehicle Bill Passes Energy Committee with Broad, Bipartisan Support Washington, DC
July 22, 2010 Hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development - Lessons from the 2010 Tennessee Flood Washington, DC
July 19, 2010 Op-Ed - Nuclear Energy Is Cheap and Reliable Unknown
June 29, 2010 The New York Times - Obama Stresses Need for Price on Carbon as Dems Look to Compromise Unknown
June 29, 2010 Roll Call - Obama Bats Down Sen. Alexander's Attempt to Discuss Oil Spill Washington, DC
June 27, 2010 Weekly Column of U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) - U.S. Cannot Rely Solely on Renewable Energy Unknown
June 22, 2010 Energy Debate Washington, DC
June 20, 2010 Weekly Column of U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) - An Energy Strategy For Grown-Ups Unknown
June 16, 2010 Alexander Post on the Energy Collective Blog: Why I Voted Against the EPA on Climate Control Washington, DC
June 16, 2010 Missed Opportunity Washington, DC
June 15, 2010 Gulf Oilspill Washington, DC
June 14, 2010 Alexander: "Nuclear Power Is the Most Reliable and Useful Source of Green Electricity Today" Knoxville, TN
June 11, 2010 Op-Ed - An Energy Strategy for Grown-Ups Unknown
June 10, 2010 Alexander Says Senate Action Risks "Forcing Millions of Jobs Overseas Looking for Cheap Energy" Washington, DC
June 8, 2010 Alexander: Proposed EPA Guideline Would "Run Millions of Jobs Overseas Looking for Cheap Energy" Washington, DC

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