Important news from this week:
- General Motors announced plans to invest $2 billion to
convert its plant in Spring Hill to build electric vehicles, including
the new Cadillac Lyriq.
Supporting Supreme Court Justice Nominee Amy Coney
Barrett
I enjoyed meeting with Judge Barrett this
week in the U.S. Capitol.
During
her confirmation hearings, Judge Barrett demonstrated respect for the
law, intelligence, good character and steady temperament. Having
attended college in Tennessee and law school in Indiana, her background will
strengthen the Supreme Court by making it more diverse. She is
well-qualified and has said she will decide cases based upon the law, not
her personal views. Judge Barrett will be an excellent Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court, and I will vote to confirm her
nomination.
Voting for COVID-19 relief legislation
This week I voted for COVID-19 relief
legislation that was blocked by Senate Democrats. For the second time in
two months, Senate Democrats have blocked legislation that would
provide an additional $500 billion in COVID-19 relief for many things that
have bipartisan support—additional unemployment benefits, more
Paycheck Protection Program loans for small businesses, more federal
funding to help schools and child care reopen safely, and more money
for testing and vaccine development. Since March, in response to the
COVID-19 pandemic, Congress has passed nearly $3 trillion in relief for
families, workers and businesses, and to contain the disease, but there
is still more work to be done. Democrats and Republicans should be
able to work together and focus on these areas where we have bipartisan
agreement so that Congress can provide much needed assistance to the
country.
While we are in the midst of
dealing with this pandemic it would also be wise to remember any
legislation Congress passes this year should prepare for the next pandemic
by making sure that support for onshore manufacturing is sustained,
stockpiles are full, and states have the right tools and resources to
respond. The reason to do that now, while our eye is on the ball, is
because the next pandemic could be as soon as next
year.
Below are a few news
articles I thought you might enjoy:
Tennessean: Tennessee Sen.
Lamar Alexander praises Fauci after Trump slams infectious disease
expert
Oak Ridger: ORNL?supporting development of new
advanced nuclear reactors
WKRN-ABC Nashville Channel
2: Senate Republicans ramp up support for Barrett confirmation ahead
of first vote
“Be on
time.”
#25 in Lamar
Alexander’s Little Plaid Book
