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Lamar Alexander's voting record in the U.S. Senate is generally conservative. Since 2003, he has voted with his Republican colleagues 81% of the time.<ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/a000360/</ref> Alexander voted against the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]]. "A number of things have been said about the so-called stimulus package, which I feel, many of us feel, is more of a spending bill than a stimulus bill. But there is no doubt about the fact that it increases our national debt." <ref>https://www.votesmart.org/speech_detail.php?sc_id=441175&keyword=&phrase=&contain=?q=print</ref> Alexander has also expressed concerns over [[Democrat]]'s government run health care initiatives. "This is the wrong first step on health care reform because it sets the stage for higher state taxes, more federal debt, government-run health care and Medicare cuts—and still leaves many Americans uninsured." <ref>http://alexander.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=468afdb8-1f82-4103-b7bc-e62af19698fb</ref> However, he broke with his party after voting to confirm [[Sonia Sotomayor]] to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]].

Lamar Alexander's voting record in the U.S. Senate is generally conservative. Since 2003, he has voted with his Republican colleagues 81% of the time.<ref>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/a000360/</ref> Alexander voted against the [[American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009]]. "A number of things have been said about the so-called stimulus package, which I feel, many of us feel, is more of a spending bill than a stimulus bill. But there is no doubt about the fact that it increases our national debt." <ref>https://www.votesmart.org/speech_detail.php?sc_id=441175&keyword=&phrase=&contain=?q=print</ref> Alexander has also expressed concerns over [[Democrat]]'s government run health care initiatives. "This is the wrong first step on health care reform because it sets the stage for higher state taxes, more federal debt, government-run health care and Medicare cuts—and still leaves many Americans uninsured." <ref>http://alexander.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=468afdb8-1f82-4103-b7bc-e62af19698fb</ref> However, he broke with his party after voting to confirm [[Sonia Sotomayor]] to the [[U.S. Supreme Court]].

In October 2009 Alexander stated that he sees similarities between the [[Obama administration]] and [[Richard Nixon]], in that the White House is creating an "enemies list" that includes the [[Fox News Channel]], the health insurance industry, and the [[U.S. Chamber of Commerce]].<ref>http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/21/alexander/</ref>

In October 2009 Alexander stated that he sees similarities between the [[Obama administration]] and [[Richard Nixon]], in that the White House is creating an "enemies list" that includes the [[Fox News Channel]], the health insurance industry, and the [[U.S. Chamber of Commerce]].<ref>https://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2009/10/21/alexander/</ref>

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