Lamar Alexander

Alexander, Corker, Gordon Say Nissan Announcement Puts Tennessee at the Forefront of America’s Automotive and Energy Future; Nissan anticipates increase of 1,300 jobs in Smyrna when full production is reached

June 23, 2009 -- WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and U.S. Representative Bart Gordon (D-Tenn.6th) said today that Nissan’s award of a $1.6 billion Department of Energy loan to produce electric cars and battery packs at its manufacturing complex in Smyrna, Tennessee, is outstanding news both for the local economy and for Tennessee’s position as a leader in America’s automotive and energy future.    » read more »

June 22nd, 2009 - WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Bunning (R-Ky.) and Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) on Friday introduced legislation that would ensure that compensation for the families of sick former nuclear workers won’t be taken away in cases where sick workers or their eligible survivors die before their claims are processed.    » read more »

May 29th, 2009 - WASHINGTON - Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) issued the following statement today regarding General Motors and its factory in Spring Hill, Tennessee:

“General Motors’ Spring Hill plant has been an important magnet for the growth of auto jobs in Tennessee. I am doing everything I can to help it be a part of our future,” said Alexander. “Communities across our state are worried about how GM’s restructuring will impact them—from the Spring Hill plant to the thousands working for auto parts suppliers and car dealerships. In terms of keeping and creating new auto jobs, the sooner the federal government gets out of the business of trying to run auto companies the better.    » read more »

May 26th, 2009 - WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) today released the following statement regarding the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court:

“It is the Senate’s responsibility to give the president’s Supreme Court nominee both respectful and rigorous scrutiny. The nominee should neither be pre-confirmed nor pre-judged.”

Source: Senator Lamar Alexander

May 19th, 2009 - WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW)—and original cosponsor of a bipartisan amendment enacted as part of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 that increased the fuel efficiency of cars and light trucks for the first time in more than 30 years—made the following statement today regarding President Obama’s proposed tougher CAFE standards:    » read more »