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Alexander on Impeachment: “Let the People Decide”
“The question then is not whether the president did it, but whether the United States Senate or the American people should decide what to do about what he did. I believe that the Constitution clearly provides that the people should make that decision in the presidential election that began on Monday in Iowa.” – Senator Lamar Alexander
Read MoreAlexander Statement on Impeachment Witness Vote
I worked with other senators to make sure that we have the right to ask for more documents and witnesses, but there is no need for more evidence to prove something that has already been proven and that does not meet the United States Constitution’s high bar for an impeachable offense.
Read MoreWall Street Journal: Lamar Alexander’s Finest Hour
Senate Republicans are taking even more media abuse than usual after voting to bar witnesses from the impeachment trial of President Trump. “Cringing abdication” and “a dishonorable Senate” are two examples of the sputtering progressive rage. On the contrary, we think it was Lamar Alexander’s finest hour.
Read MoreNational Review: Lamar Alexander Gets It Right
The impeachment saga is drawing to a close. The Senate is prepared to acquit without hearing from witnesses, after Lamar Alexander, a swing vote, came out against calling them late last week. In his statement, Alexander expressed the correct view on the underlying matter — one we have been urging Republicans to publicly adopt since impeachment first got off the ground.
Read MoreNew York Times: Alexander Says Convicting Trump Would ‘Pour Gasoline on Cultural Fires’
As he weighed the evidence against President Trump, Senator Lamar Alexander reached an unavoidable conclusion: Mr. Trump had done what he was accused of, pressuring a foreign power to investigate his political rival. But however inappropriate his conduct, another conviction overrode the first: Americans would not tolerate the Senate stepping in to substitute its own judgment for that of the voters fewer than 10 months before the next election.
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Alexander on Impeachment: “Let the People Decide”
“The question then is not whether the president did it, but whether the United States Senate or the American people should decide what to do about what he did. I believe that the Constitution clearly provides that the people should make that decision in the presidential election that began on Monday in Iowa.” – Senator Lamar Alexander
Wall Street Journal: Lamar Alexander’s Finest Hour
Senate Republicans are taking even more media abuse than usual after voting to bar witnesses from the impeachment trial of President Trump. “Cringing abdication” and “a dishonorable Senate” are two examples of the sputtering progressive rage. On the contrary, we think it was Lamar Alexander’s finest hour.
National Review: Lamar Alexander Gets It Right
The impeachment saga is drawing to a close. The Senate is prepared to acquit without hearing from witnesses, after Lamar Alexander, a swing vote, came out against calling them late last week. In his statement, Alexander expressed the correct view on the underlying matter — one we have been urging Republicans to publicly adopt since impeachment first got off the ground.
AEI: Alexander got it right: It takes more to remove a president
“It was inappropriate for the president to ask a foreign leader to investigate his political opponent and to withhold United States aid to encourage that investigation. When elected officials inappropriately interfere with such investigations, it undermines the principle of equal justice under the law. But the Constitution does not give the Senate the power to remove the president from office and ban him from this year’s ballot simply for actions that are inappropriate.”
USA Today Network: ‘He shouldn’t have done it.’ GOP senator who scolded Trump on Ukraine explains why he backs acquittal
Sitting at his desk on the Senate floor Thursday evening, Sen. Lamar Alexander took a break from his note-taking and flipped through a book he brought with him as both sides made their case during President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial.
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Sen. Alexander at the "missing link" of the Foothills Parkway
"If you want to see the Smokies, you’ll drive the Foothills Parkway because it’s the only road that gives you such a spectacular view of the highest mountains in the eastern United States. The missing link is so picturesque it is worth the 75-year wait."
Alexander Acosta sworn in as U.S. labor secretary.
"Mr. Acosta can begin working to help create the right environment for more workers to realize the American dream, and I look forward to partnering with him on that important task."
Sen. Alexander visited with Dr. Scott Gottlieb and his family
"Dr. Gottlieb has impressive qualifications helping American patients as both a physician and in his previous roles at the FDA."
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.
"It was a pleasure meeting with Judge Gorsuch."
"He is an impressive individual with outstanding academic credentials and an excellent judicial record."
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