Lamar Alexander actually said...

"I want to thank Senator Murphy for his bipartisan gesture which I assume amounts to a co-sponsor of my bill about President Polk."

"Don't you think it would be appropriate for the Presidential home of the President who created the Department of Interior, the home of the National Park Service, to be managed by the National Park Ser..."

"I would hope that you would give as much priority as you can to this home because, as I mentioned, according to Arthur Schlesinger survey of historians, Polk was ranked ninth among the presidents, amo..."

"I cannot think of a better way to encourage the study of United States History and what it means to be an American than to make sure that our Presidential homes are properly cared for."