Bill Lee: “The Pentagon budget request of about--$750 billion? It is totally--it is bloated.”

The people of our state deserve to have those questions answered. And that’s what this investigation’s for.

It’s exactly why we will have a thorough, comprehensive review of what happened, so that we can know the answers that so many people want.

I have ordered a pause on all executions for the remainder of the year.

I hope that Tennessee governor Bill Lee’s decision to postpone the last execution scheduled for this year will give lawmakers time to consider the subject seriously.