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NASHVILLE - Republican U.S. Sens. Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker on Thursday sharply criticized President Donald Trump s plan to impose new steel and aluminum tariffs on Mexico, Canada and the European Union at midnight.Alexander called the move a big mistake while Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Corker cha adidas yeezy rged it represents an abuse of authority intended only for national security. adidas samba og U.S. Sen. Bob Corker speaks during the Chattanooga Bar Association s Law Day Breakfast at the Westin Hotel on Friday, May 18, 2018, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Corker answered questions from attendees about the Iran nuclear deal, North Korea and the political climate in Washington D.C. salomon xt U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander Staff photo by Doug Strickland Canada, Mexico and the EU quickly announced they intended to retaliate with their own tariffs against some U.S.-made products, which are expected to impact farmers and some businesses. Trump s tariffs were announced in March but were delayed until Thursday.Volkswagen, which has its only U.S.-based auto assembly plant in Chattanooga, said the German manufacturer notes with regret and concern that U.S. is imposing a 25 percent tariff on imports of EU steel and 10 percent on aluminum. There are fears that this marks the start of a negative spiral of measures and countermeasures where there will ultimately be no winners, the Germany-based company said in a statement, then called for intensified po Gjdb Demolition hauler warned City of Chattanooga about asbestos mess
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. NASHVILLE - Tennessee Tea Party and national conservative groups are hoping to find the Volunteer State equivalent of a Rand Paul or a Ted Cruz to mount a primary challenge to U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn.The tea party will host five vetting sessions starting Aug. 31 in Nashville, when the groups are slated to hear from former Williamson County GOP Chairman Kevin Kookogey, challenger Brenda Lenard and possibly Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett.On Sept. 14, the Chattanooga Tea P stanley mugs arty and the Beat Lamar PA stanley cup C, which is co-sponsoring the events statewide, will hold a forum in Chattanooga. Other forums are scheduled for Memphis, Knoxville and Johnson City.Nashville Tea Party President Ben Cunningham said he believes a candidate will announce shortly. I think in the next week to 10 days things will get a lot clearer, Cunningham said last stanley becher week.If conservatives can coalesce around a credible candidate and get an open debate on Alexander s record, I think Lamar Alexander can be beat, Cunningham said. His voting record is clearly not the kind of voting record you would expect from most senators from Tennessee. But Alexander critics hopes amount to a big if at this point, said Nathan Gonzales, deputy editor with the Washington-based, nonpartisan Rothenberg Political Report.Tea party challengers have successfully upset other incumbents in Republican Senate primaries, Gonzales said, but you ve got to have a candidate. You can t beat somebo |
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