Bill Lee: “We introduced an amendment in this Committee to freeze the defense spending, not to cut it.”

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

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

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 a tragedy, and it’s deeply disturbing that that has happened in this state. The people deserve better than that.