Lamar Alexander actually said...

If I may interrupt just a minute to specify, the first risk is that you do not get your money back.

Discussing risks associated with the Federal Reserve's balance sheet.

03/02/2009

More Lamar Alexander Quotes

So there was no Senator holding up those 64. It was the White House, and we do know who did that.

If we change things, as the Senator from New Mexico would propose, we would have two Houses of Representatives operated by a majority vote.

I have supported abolishing secret holds and will again and was one of ten Senators to write the conferees in 2006 in saying do what we vote...

The Majority Leader can bring up a motion. No motion to bring up an executive nomination requires 60 votes; it just requires 51.