Lamar Alexander actually said...

"I wanted to express my support for your decision. Even though I know it's a difficult one, it ought to help the testing mission."

"I know our former Governor, a Democrat, Governor Bredesen, called that the mother of all unfunded mandates."

"Nevertheless, our former Governor says these mandates are $1.2 billion over 5 years in increased costs just for the expansion and $324 million a year for the Medicaid reimbursement requirement."

"I would like to discuss the so-called 'companionship exemption' under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and the proposed rule of the Department, that I believe the comment period may end tonight."