Sen. Lamar Alexander Talks Health Care, Immigration and Copyright

WPLN | By Chas Sisk

Published January 28, 2018 at 9:00 AM CST

Lamar Alexander is the co-sponsor of a bill to fund subsidies to insurance companies, intended to stabilize Obamacare.

The Tri-Star State — A Tennessee Politics Podcast — Week of Jan. 29, 2018

Congress has been deeply divided along party lines. But Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander believes it can come together — on legislation dealing with health insurance, immigration and music copyright.

The Republican lawmaker has been working with Democrats on all three issues. He spoke with Nashville Public Radio's Chas Sisk about those efforts.

BONUS: Hear the complete interview with Sen. Alexander

Chas Sisk

Chas joined WPLN in 2015 after eight years with The Tennessean, including more than five years as the newspaper's statehouse reporter.Chas has also covered communities, politics and business in Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. Chas grew up in South Carolina and attended Columbia University in New York, where he studied economics and journalism. Outside of work, he's a dedicated distance runner, having completed a dozen marathons

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