Lamar Alexander actually said...

"Thank you, Senator Lankford. I have an appointment with the President's nominee for Secretary of Defense."

"The President's budget estimates the Nuclear Waste Fund has a balance of $36 billion at the beginning of fiscal year 2016."

"If you had $6 billion, would you rather spend it each year on subsidizing a 22-year-old mature technology or $6 billion of energy research?"

"It makes life a lot easier, when we are approaching big, difficult problems, to have a level of trust and an interest in good management."