Senator Lamar Alexander has joined Governor Bill Haslam and former Senator Bill Frist in endorsing Senator Marco Rubio for president.

Senator Alexander said, "Marco Rubio is the conservative candidate who can inspire us, win the election, and lead our country. The stakes are high. If our nominee does not win, Hillary Clinton’s justices will control the Supreme Court for 30 years and we’ll be stuck with Obamacare forever.

"I have watched Marco up close. I have seen him take the lead in passing new laws to impose tough new sanctions on Hezbollah terrorists, and to get rid of incompetent managers who weren’t doing their jobs to help veterans.

He has proposed good new ideas for giving students more options for college. I am convinced he would be a strong and effective president of the United States."