Lamar Alexander

Empowering the individual over the State.

Betsy DeVos will be a forceful advocate for the interests of school children and their parents.

We need a leader who is willing to challenge the education establishment in our Nation.

Students are receiving an education that is leaving them unprepared for next steps after high school.

I share my strong support for her confirmation as our next U.S. Secretary of Education.

Young people in America today are entering a workforce that is the most competitive we have seen in our lifetime.

I believe that you share my commitment to ensuring that every child receives a quality education, regardless of the type of school they attend.

One of the most important jobs you'll have is the implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act.

I'm troubled by the Government Accountability Office report that was issued at my request last November.

I'm glad that we've changed to ESSA.

I support her confirmation and look forward to working with her.

We'll just have to see what his plan is.

It is a great honor to write in support of the nomination of Betsy DeVos to serve as the next Secretary of Education.

We believe that Betsy DeVos is well-chosen by President-elect Trump as America's next Secretary of Education.

President-elect Donald Trump should be commended for nominating Betsy DeVos to be the next Secretary of Education.

I believe that Secretary-designate DeVos will be a tremendous advocate for students and parents.

I am thrilled that Betsy DeVos has been nominated to be Secretary of Education.

I was very, very worried in the early days of this administration to hear the President basically suggest that Russia was not doing anything wrong.

Allies need to meet this commitment because it is necessary for their security.

Our allies especially have been with us in Afghanistan, which has been a tough road.

NATO has also evolved into much more because today's security environment now encompasses a much broader array of challenges.

NATO is the most successful defense alliance in the history of the world.

President Trump stands firm on the U.S. commitment to Article 5 of the North Atlantic Treaty.

We also stand firm on Article 5.

Your nomination sends a signal that the NATO relationship is an important one.