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Senate votes against advancing Trump's Federal Reserve nominee Judy Shelton

U.S. News // 4 years ago

Senate votes against advancing Trump's Federal Reserve nominee Judy Shelton

Senate Republicans on Tuesday failed to advance the nomination of Judy Shelton, President Donald Trump's nomination to fill a vacancy on the Federal Reserve's board of governors.

Senate to vote Tuesday on the first of two COVID-19 relief bills

U.S. News // 4 years ago

Senate to vote Tuesday on the first of two COVID-19 relief bills

The Senate will begin voting Tuesday on the first of two standalone coronavirus relief measures up for passage this week, but the Republican bills are expected to fail as Democrats seek a larger, comprehensive package.

Health officials: Quick work for COVID-19 vaccine a 'risk we have to take'

U.S. News // 4 years ago

Health officials: Quick work for COVID-19 vaccine a 'risk we have to take'

Top U.S. health officials told lawmakers Thursday they're pursuing multiple technologies to develop a COVID-19 vaccine that could cut months off the normal time it takes to get it to market.

COVID-19: New York's frontline families to get death benefits

U.S. News // 4 years ago

COVID-19: New York's frontline families to get death benefits

New York Gov. Cuomo said Saturday he signed a bill giving death benefits to families of frontline workers who died while fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

Senate passes bill expanding protections of FISA warrant targets

U.S. News // 4 years ago

Senate passes bill expanding protections of FISA warrant targets

The Senate on Wednesday passed an amendment providing additional protections to targets of FISA court warrants but failed to pass a measure preventing searches of Internet history without a warrant.

Fauci warns against 'jumping checkpoints' to reopen U.S. economy

U.S. News // 4 years ago

Fauci warns against 'jumping checkpoints' to reopen U.S. economy

Members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force testified before the a Senate committee Tuesday, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, who voiced hope for a vaccine and warned against reopening the United States too soon.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker in isolation after staffer gets coronavirus

U.S. News // 4 years ago

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker in isolation after staffer gets coronavirus

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his Chicago staff will be working from home after a senior staff member tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said Monday.

Sen. Lamar Alexander self-quarantines after possible COVID-19 exposure

U.S. News // 4 years ago

Sen. Lamar Alexander self-quarantines after possible COVID-19 exposure

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Texas, will self-quarantine after a member of his staff tested positive for the coronavirus.

Senate passes $484B coronavirus aid deal

U.S. News // 5 years ago

Senate passes $484B coronavirus aid deal

The Senate on Tuesday passed a $484 billion coronavirus aid bill that President Donald Trump is expected to sign.

Senate overturns Education Department's new student loan rule

U.S. News // 5 years ago

Senate overturns Education Department's new student loan rule

The Senate voted Wednesday to overturn an Education Department policy to reverse student loan protections, with 10 Republican senators joining Democrats.

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I assured my colleagues that I would work as hard as Trent, that I would do everything I could to assist our leader in the work that we have to do in the remaining days of this session and of course throughout the next session
Kyl, Alexander elected to GOP posts Dec 06, 2007

I have telephoned Jon Kyl to tell him I will vote for him as Trent's successor as whip
Senators vie for GOP leadership posts Nov 27, 2007

A strategy can't sustain itself unless it has more broad support in the country, in the Congress, than his current strategy does
White House to 'retool' Iraq strategy Jul 10, 2007

If we make it easier for people to learn English, they will learn it
Waiting lists leave immigrants speechless Feb 27, 2007

Based on a number of telephone calls and visits I know I have a majority of votes in the contest for whip and I'm now working on a consensus
New GOP leadership for Senate Nov 10, 2006

Andrew Lamar Alexander (born July 3, 1940) is the senior United States Senator from Tennessee and Conference Chair of the Republican Party. He was previously the 45th Governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987, United States Secretary of Education from 1991 to 1993 under President George H. W. Bush and candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination in 1996 and 2000.

Alexander was born in Maryville, Tennessee, where he was raised, to Genevra Floreine (née Rankin) and Andrew Lamar Alexander. In high school he was elected Governor of Tennessee Boys State. Alexander graduated with a B.A. from Vanderbilt University where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Chi Fraternity in 1962 and from the New York University School of Law in 1965. After graduating from law school, Alexander clerked for United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit judge John Minor Wisdom in New Orleans from 1965 to 1966.

In 1969 Alexander married Honey Buhler, who grew up in Victoria, Texas, and graduated from Smith College of Massachusetts. They had met during a softball game for Senate staff members; he was then a staffer for Senator Howard Baker of Tennessee while she worked for Senator John Tower of Texas. Together they have four children: Drew, Leslee, Kathryn, and Will.

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