Political Quotes

Kay Bailey Hutchison: “I rise today to refute everything the Senator from Massachusetts has said about my State and my Governor. Mr. President…”

On the recordOctober 25, 2000
I rise today to refute everything the Senator from Massachusetts has said about my State and my Governor. Mr. President, I think it is legitimate to talk about a person's record when you are running for President of the United States. But, Mr. President, I object to the use of the Senate floor to trash my State of Texas. And I object to a misrepresentation of the record of my State.
Said by
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Republican · Texas

Editor's note · Context

Refuting statements made by a Senator about Texas during a Senate floor debate.

Share

More from Kay Bailey Hutchison

Jan 2, 2017

Well, first of all, NATO is not obsolete, and I think the President has acknowledged that...

congress.gov
Jan 2, 2017

That is something that has to be, from the NATO standpoint, a consensus. Some of our allies are concerned that a withdrawal would make Russia more aggressive.

congress.gov
Jan 2, 2017

Our Ambassador resided in a bombed-out building that did not have running water.

congress.gov
Jan 2, 2017

I think, from what our intelligence community has said... that there is a good likelihood yes.

congress.gov

Other voices in this conversation