Former Shelby County Mayor Jim Rout: Memphis

Former Shelby County Mayor Jim Rout describes how as governor, Alexander helped with the Memphis Jobs Conference, made it easier for FedEx to expand at the Memphis airport and worked to get Washington out of local schools. Rout also describes how as senator, Alexander passed legislation to make medicines safer after Tennessee’s deadly meningitis outbreak, and is fighting against the Obama administration’s efforts to act like a national school board.