Do I disagree that we need to ban all Muslims from entering the country? Yes, I disagree with that strongly. Bill Haslam Read Quote
I personally wonder… regardless of whether you’re a religious person or not, everybody comes into every conversation with a particular worldview and things that you believe are right or wrong. The question is can you counsel from a totally non-value-based position? Bill Haslam Read Quote
Lawyers don’t serve everyone… Lawyers right now can say, ‘I’m not the person to help you on that issue; I don’t agree with what you’re trying to do;’ and they can turn down that person, and they can go somewhere else. Bill Haslam Read Quote
In general, everybody should admit the world is changing really fast, and it’s hard for the conversations to keep up. I mean, it’s hard to remember now, but when Barack Obama ran for president, he was against gay marriage. Bill Haslam Read Quote
Obviously, we have a political season in the United States, and there’s always different winds that blow on that. Bill Haslam Read Quote
We have a lot of entitlement programs in this country, and we’ve seen how much they cost us on the back end when people don’t have the education they need. I say let’s make this investment on the front end. I think it’ll be better for the individual and better for our state in the long term. Bill Haslam Read Quote
Tennessee obviously has a proud history of military service, but unfortunately, that also means that we have lost a lot of people serving the country who are Tennesseans. Bill Haslam Read Quote
At the end of the day, I’m certainly hopeful they can leave some time to focus on Tennessee history. But we understand the struggle when it comes to curriculum time and what you just physically don’t have time for. Bill Haslam Read Quote
Although Senate Bill 1556 has received attention for its perceived focus, my job is to look at the actual substance of the legislation. Bill Haslam Read Quote
