Lamar Alexander actually said...

"You acted with courage and forthrightness in setting up a system that I believe was fair to all."

"I look forward to working with Chairman Harkin on that as he--we were both thinking the same thing."

"The correct thing for us to do, in my opinion, is for the Secretary to show restraint on insisting on a one-size-fits-all set of conditional waivers."

"America's children and families deserve nothing less, and I look forward to continuing to work with this committee toward that goal."