FACT: Lamar Alexander OPPOSED cuts to military pensions in the 2014 budget agreement.
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=1&vote=00281FACT: Lamar Alexander voted AGAINST the final budget agreement saying:
“It is particularly troubling that the budget agreement takes money from pensions in a way that treats military retirees worse than the civilian federal employees.” – Lamar Alexander
Source: http://www.alexander.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ID=e3617c65-6af7-48d3-91b5-e4c23c416782
FACT: Lamar Alexander voted to restore retiree’s pension cuts on February 12, 2014 because they were wrong in the first place.
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00035
FACT: Lamar Alexander SUPPORTED the Veterans bill that allows veterans to get medical treatment outside the VA if they live more than 40 miles from a VA medical facility or if they cannot get an appointment within a reasonable period of time.
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=113&session=2&vote=00187