United States Senator Lamar Alexander

President Signs Bill to Reform K-12 Education

“Today we are unleashing a new era of innovation and excellence in student achievement—one that recognizes that the path to higher standards, better teaching and real accountability is classroom by classroom, community by community, and state by state—and not through Washington, D.C.”

Alexander Hails Senate Passage of Legislation to “Reverse Trend Toward a National School Board”

“By restoring responsibility to states and classroom teachers, we are inaugurating a new era of innovation and excellence in student achievement ... [and] in the future, the path to higher standards, better teaching and real accountability will be through states, communities and classrooms and not through Washington, D.C.”

Weekly Column by Lamar Alexander: The Winners This Week Are 50 Million Children and Three Million Teachers In 100,000

House-Senate Conference Committee Approves Framework to Fix No Child Left Behind

“Our action would restore to states, communities, and teachers the responsibility for improving student achievement. This is a bipartisan step forward to fix the No Child Left Behind law that everyone wants fixed. The United States Senate and House of Representatives should complete our work in December so that the president can sign it into law before the end of the year.”

Chattanooga Times Free Press: Sen. Alexander aims to make education more accessible

"We want to make sure that we have enough questions so that we don't waste taxpayers' money, but that we don't have so many questions that we discourage the very people that we're hoping will go to college."

Alexander on Expected Gun Control Executive Order

Alexander Statement on President Obama’s Gun Control Proposals

Alexander Statement on the Passing of Noble Cody

Alexander Highlights Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Accomplishments for 2015

Alexander: Most Americans Have Not Finally Made Their Minds Up, Election Will Move from “Reality Show” to “Who Is Going to Deal with Putin … Make a Sensible Decision about ISIS?”

Alexander Blasts Senate Dems for Blocking Troop Funding for a Third Time

“What [Senate Democrats] propose to do is block our moving to the appropriations bill for the defense of this country for the third time – for the third time. And there is no justification to do that. You are going to set in motion an irreversible trend of partisanship in the Senate – and I am going to lead it.”

Alexander: “Very Few People Can Light up the Room the Way Fred Thompson Did”

“Tennesseans and our country have been fortunate that public service attracted Fred Dalton Thompson. We will miss his common sense, his conservative principles, and his big, booming voice." - Lamar Alexander

Sen. Alexander On Floor: Obama Should ‘Stop and Think’ On Over-Testing Problem

Alexander: Senate Democrats Should Not Block Bill To Create Jobs, Grow Economy, Make Country Safe

Alexander on Edward L. Stanton’s Nomination to be a U.S. District Judge, Western District of Tenn.

Senator Alexander at Volkswagen Announcement in Chattanooga

Senator Alexander, who recruited the auto industry to Tennessee when he was governor, praised in Chattanooga with Governor Haslam, Senator Corker, VW executives, and other community leaders at the celebration of Volkswagen's announcement that it will be building its midsize SUV at the Chattanooga facility.

Alexander at Press Conference on Hobby Lobby Ruling

Senator Alexander joins Senator Hatch and faith leaders to speak out against the Udall/Murray bill to reverse the Religious Freedom Restoration Act. “Religious freedom is an essential part of the American character and the first part of the American Constitution. Every American should be concerned when any American’s religious freedom is trampled upon, which is what this legislation would do today. The Supreme Court very carefully said, that you should not trample on religious freedom in America unless there is a compelling reason to do it, and if you have to do it, it has to be as light as possible. The Hobby Lobby decision carefully upheld that… Any time any American’s freedom is trampled upon, every American should be deeply concerned.”

Senator Alexander at Tennessee Tuesday

Senator Alexander meets with constituents from Tennessee at Tennessee Tuesday, a weekly constituent breakfast hosted by Sens. Alexander and Corker in Washington.

Sen. Alexander meets with Jefferson Co. High School Junior ROTC cadets

Sen. Alexander meets with Jefferson County High School’s Junior ROTC cadets from Dandridge, Tenn., on the steps of the United States Capitol, where he welcomed them to Washington and talked to them about his memories of growing up in East Tennessee.

Sen. Alexander and TN Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey

Sen. Alexander and Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey meet in Alexander’s office before heading to the State of the Union address.