Since the 1960s, there has been a tremendous expansion of the resources available to pay for health care.

The future of our nation depends on our ability to produce food and fiber to sustain the world.

Continuing economic growth requires both recruitment of new companies and expansion of existing businesses.

My education commitment is simple. I believe that every child is unique. Im going to work as hard as I know how, and Im going to ask each of you to help me to offer all Tennessee children the education they need to energize their God-given talents to take them as far as they can go.

When I was sworn in as Mayor of Nashville back in 1991, I have to admit to you that I felt for several weeks like a bit of an outsider who had somehow taken over but didnt really belong in this nice palace. I secretly wondered if the real mayor would come back from vacation one day and call the police.

The consequences of decisions don't just affect spreadsheets... They affect, in fundamental ways, the lives of people and they often mean the difference between life and death.

If the Southeast represents the new battlefield in the war on meth, then Tennessee clearly is at ground zero.