Sen. Lamar Alexander (R -- Tenn.) today on the Senate floor announced his support for the House-passed budget and the budget proposed by Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Penn.), saying they were "opportunities to make the next step after the Budget Control Act, and I look forward to working with them to adopt a responsible budget that grows the economy and reduces our debt."
Sen. Alexander (R-Tenn.) today called for a vote on his bill to keep interest rates on new subsidized Stafford loans at 3.4 percent for a year, and pay for it with money from the health care law, which "overcharges students to help pay for the health care law."
In a speech on the floor of the Senate, U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) spoke about District Court judge nominations, saying "I would respectfully suggest that it's not a good time for the majority leader to take a small disagreement and escalate it into a big one, jeopardizing our ability to deal with the big issues on jobs, cybersecurity, postal service and others."
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today spoke on the Senate floor about the academics and athletics program at Maryville City Schools, saying "I would like to celebrate the success of the championship football team of Maryille High School and the championship school district of Maryville, Tennessee, and suggest that their lesson for working well together might be a good lesson for us."
Congratulations to? ... By: score4schools. on 07 Dec 11, 15:06:10 Congratulations to? Maryville for being recognized for its outstanding dedication to its schools! SCORE was proud to award Maryville City Schools with the 2011 SCORE Prize Award in the school district category. Our hope is that Maryville's value of education and high expectations of its schools will be an inspiration to others across the state.
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