Lamar Alexander actually said...

"I am delighted that the Department supports legislation to take the next step in making President Polk's home part of the National Park Service."

"I would hope that you would give as much priority as you can to this home because, as I mentioned, according to Arthur Schlesinger survey of historians, Polk was ranked ninth among the presidents, amo..."

"Well we claim three, Jackson, Polk and Andrew Johnson."

"Why would you adopt a policy of more Federal mandates when it's Federal Medicaid mandates, in my opinion, that have basically caused the higher tuition fees?"