At the end of the day, I think the most conservative principle there is, is giving people a dollar worth of value for a dollar worth of tax paid. – Bill Haslam
Doing something about infrastructure is something I would like to see while I’m governor. – Bill Haslam
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
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
I join a lot of others who say, as someone who is a first time candidate, you have to realize that words matter, and the things you say have a lot broader impact, and I join those who are thinking that we hope that now that Trump is the Republican nominee there’s a shift toward a more thoughtful approach to how and what you communicate. – Bill Haslam
We need to have people who are talking about, ‘Here’s exactly what I would do differently.’ That’s what’s important as we go vote. – Bill Haslam
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
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
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
If we are recognizing the Bible as a sacred text, then we are violating the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Tennessee by designating it as the official state book. – Bill Haslam
When people talk about conservative government, that’s it in a nutshell. We’re using taxpayers’ money like we would use our own. We’re holding in the reins during good times so we’re prepared during bad times. – Bill Haslam
To say that because of someone’s heritage or their ethnicity that they are unable to provide fair judgement is just wrong. It’s just not how the judicial system works in our country and not how it ever can work. – Bill Haslam
As somebody who thinks Tennessee history is important, I want to make certain that’s still a part of the curriculum. I think that’s critical for the people growing up in our school system. – Bill Haslam
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
Obviously, we have a political season in the United States, and there’s always different winds that blow on that. – Bill Haslam
If we believe that the Bible is the inspired Word of God, then we shouldn’t be recognizing it only as a book of historical and economic significance. – Bill Haslam
Men and women motivated by faith have every right and obligation to bring their belief and commitment to the public debate. However, that is very different from the governmental establishment of religion that our founders warned against and our constitution prohibits. – Bill Haslam
I think people are tired of just, this kind of continuous conflict. They want to see principled problem-solving. – Bill Haslam
If we abandon our values by completely shutting our doors to those who seek the freedom we enjoy or mistreating our neighbors who made it here after enduring unimaginable hardships, the terrorists win. – Bill Haslam
I don’t know how you talk about the founding of America, and what became of the United States, without talking about religious doctrine. – Bill Haslam
My job as governor is different from the legislators. They represent their districts. I have to represent all 6.6 million Tennesseans and come to the best decisions I can. – Bill Haslam
Do I disagree that we need to ban all Muslims from entering the country? Yes, I disagree with that strongly. – Bill Haslam
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
