Lamar Alexander actually said...

"Dr. King is an excellent choice to serve as the next Secretary."

"Bobby Scott from the House of Representatives, whose leadership played such a key role in the passage of the Every Child Succeeds Act."

"I want to be sure that we're working together to implement it as Congress wrote it."

"We want to work closely with the Commission to make sure the Energy and Water Appropriations bill we are drafting reflects those savings, making the best use of taxpayer dollars."