Alexander Ready to Work with President, Corker Rejects “Superficial Fixes”

On a day when many Congressional leaders are responding to a speech they haven’t heard yet, Tennessee’s senators added their two cents.

Lamar Alexander, the third ranking Republican in the Senate, says his party is ready to work with the President. But he says so far, the White House has smothered job growth with regulations.

Senator Bob Corker agrees that some federal regulations need to be “peeled back.” But he’s also recommending specifics such as tax reform.

“That would be doing away with many of the loopholes that Americans are really tired of and lowering everybody’s rates. I’d love to see us focus on a long term highway bill, not some short term issue dealing with infrastructure but something that for the next six years, we knew was in place.”

Trade agreements and a plan to grow all forms of domestic energy production are also on Corker’s wish list. He says the country doesn’t need any more “fiddling around the edges” and “superficial fixes.”