Lamar Alexander actually said...

"if the President is going to write us a letter and say don't add to the deficit and give us a lecture about pay-go, shouldn't it apply to the healthcare reform bill, which is variously estimated betwe..."

"But would you agree that it might be a good idea to see the details of the proposal and to hear from the Congressional Budget Office what the scoring might be before making a decision about going forw..."

"I hope that is one of your legacies as Secretary of the Interior, and I would like to work with you on that."

"Only to say to the Senator from North Dakota, we will take some of the elk."