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Republicans in Congress, including Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander, are using Tuesday’s G.O.P. win in Massachusetts to call for a redo on the debate over healthcare.

Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander has signed onto a proposal to limit the Obama Administration’s ability to reduce green house gas emissions. Republican aren’t happy with the news coming out of climate talks in Copenhagen.

Democrat Bart Gordon is the latest in a string of Democratic members of Congress who’ve recently announced their retirement.

Congressman Jim Cooper says he’s encouraged by the Obama Administration’s efforts in Afghanistan. He heard details from the top military commander in that country Tuesday.

Tennessee Republican Bob Corker has been sitting down with Democrats to discuss proposed regulations of the financial industry.

Brentwood Republican Representative Marsha Blackburn is welcoming the President’s Afghan troop surge. But Congressman Lincoln Davis is just one of many Democrats skeptical of the idea.

President Barack Obama’s new Afghan war drew a wary reaction from Tennessee Republican Senator Lamar Alexander, who says the President has more work ahead of him to rally bipartisan support.

Tennessee Senator Lamar Alexander says the pollution trading market in the cap and trade bill from Democrats will send jobs overseas. Instead, he’s proposing loan guarantees to build one hundred new nuclear plants, and now he finally has a Democratic ally for his proposal.

A veterans group pushing for a troop increase in Afghanistan has found an ally in Republican Marsha Blackburn. Blackburn’s district is home to Fort Campbell and the 101st Airborne Division. She welcomed the director of Vets for Freedom to Capitol Hill. Many congressional Republicans have sided with the organization which lobbied Congress to increase troops […]