[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 213 (Wednesday, December 16, 2020)]
[House]
[Page H7226]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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               IN RECOGNITION OF SENATOR LAMAR ALEXANDER

  (Mr. BURCHETT asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURCHETT. Madam Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Senator 
Lamar Alexander, who is retiring from the United States Senate after 18 
years in office. My friend, Senator Alexander, has led a strong career 
representing Tennesseeans at the State and Federal levels.
  Senator Alexander was Governor of Tennessee from 1979 to 1987. As 
Governor, he revamped the economy by cutting regulations to attract new 
businesses and jobs and reformed our public education curriculum.
  Following two terms as Governor, Senator Alexander was president of 
the University of Tennessee and served as Secretary of Education in 
President George Herbert Walker Bush's administration. He returned to 
elected office in 2002, winning Tennessee's open U.S. Senate seat.
  In Congress, Senator Alexander demonstrated strong leadership and 
legislated in the best interests of all Tennesseeans. Among his many 
achievements are the SUPPORT Act, comprehensive legislation to fight 
the opioid epidemic, and, as of late, the Great American Outdoors Act, 
which will preserve the Smokies and other national parks for years to 
come.
  Senator Alexander and I are fond of the same quote from our friend 
Alex Haley: ``Find the good and praise it.''
  There is a lot of good in Lamar Alexander, and I thank him for his 
many years of service.

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