Bill Lee: “Our Nation's policy toward Cuba is the, quote, 'last remnant of the cold war in the Americas.'”

I will seek an independent investigation and pause all executions for the rest of 2026.

There are a lot of questions. The people of our state deserve to have those questions answered.

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.

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.