James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, Washington D.C. — Today at a briefing from the commander-in-chief himself, President Patrick Spencer announced that Secretary Lamar Alexander would be departing the administration to focus on his health. This comes as a surprise due to Secretary Alexander being reconfirmed by the Senate only a mere 3 months ago.
“I had no quarrel with Mr. Alexander,” said President Spencer at the conference. “He was probably my most favorite health Secretary and closest healthcare allies. He left on better terms than my previous Secretaries. My administration wishes him the best of luck with his fight to stay alive.”
Andrew Lamar Alexander Jr., commonly known as Lamar Alexander, is a former Tennessee Governor and Education Secretary under the senior bush’s administration. He later joined the senate and in 2015 became the chairman of the HELP committee. He has since served as a close ally of President Spencer and has been a leading advisor to him on healthcare since the president's inauguration.
Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri has been appointed as Mr. Alexander’s replacement, confirmed by a White House letter.
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Emmy Award-winning journalist Peter Alexander is a national correspondent for NBC News. His reporting appears across all platforms of NBC News and MSNBC, including “NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt,” “TODAY,” “Meet the Press,” "Dateline," and NBCNews.com.
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