Newsmakers
Republican Agenda
2009-08-09T10:00:29-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvN2YxXC8yODgyOTAtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Senator Lamar Alexander, chair of the Republican Conference, talked about the Republican leadership view of key congressional issues, including health care, the economy, and energy, and the Republican strategy for the issues when senators return in September. Topics included the employment numbers released that day, and Senator Mel Martinez’s announcement that day that he would be resigning that month and the politics of replacing him in the Senate. He also talked about recent protests at congressional town hall meetings across the country. After the interview the reporters in the studio discussed his responses with the host.
Senator Lamar Alexander, chair of the Republican Conference, talked about the Republican leadership view of key congressional issues, including…
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Senator Lamar Alexander, chair of the Republican Conference, talked about the Republican leadership view of key congressional issues, including health care, the economy, and energy, and the Republican strategy for the issues when senators return in September. Topics included the employment numbers released that day, and Senator Mel Martinez’s announcement that day that he would be resigning that month and the politics of replacing him in the Senate. He also talked about recent protests at congressional town hall meetings across the country. After the interview the reporters in the studio discussed his responses with the host. close
Senator Lamar Alexander, chair of the Republican Conference, talked about the Republican leadership view of key congressional issues, including… read more
Senator Lamar Alexander, chair of the Republican Conference, talked about the Republican leadership view of key congressional issues, including health care, the economy, and energy, and the Republican strategy for the issues when senators return in September. Topics included the employment numbers released that day, and Senator Mel Martinez’s announcement that day that he would be resigning that month and the politics of replacing him in the Senate. He also talked about recent protests at congressional town hall meetings across the country. After the interview the reporters in the studio discussed his responses with the host. close
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