Lamar Alexander actually said...

"I think you are correct to try to address it in the budget, and we need to take sufficient time to deal with it."

"If anybody thinks they have 60 votes to put something controversial on the bill, they can offer it on the floor."

"I am for doubling energy research, but that costs about $5 billion."

"This is a major decision that Congress has to deal with and that the administration needs to deal with."