Lamar Alexander actually said...

"I worry some about what will happen when you have a Democratic President and a Republican Senate or a Republican President and a Democratic Senate."

"any agreement at all that had some significance... would be helpful because at least it would show that we still know how to change rules the right way."

"This is trying to establish a principle that, regardless of who is in the White House, they should be able to get their staff in place."

"The country, fractured as it is, needs an institution that builds consensus."