Bill Lee: “I remind my colleagues of the old adage that you can make excuses or you can make progress but you cannot make both.”

The people of Tennessee have determined that the death penalty is the appropriate penalty for the most heinous crimes in the state.

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

We have really seen the airport board and commissioners just step right into one decision to the next to make sure that this happened.

Carrying out a lawfully imposed sentence is among the State’s most serious responsibilities, and the people of Tennessee expect it to be done in a manner that is not only legal and constitutional, but is effective.