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Kay Bailey Hutchison: “the State of Texas has just surpassed New York as the second largest State in America. That didn't happen because our…”

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the State of Texas has just surpassed New York as the second largest State in America. That didn't happen because our State wasn't well run. It didn't happen because we have a sorry education system. It didn't happen because we don't take care of our children. It happened because we have a great quality of life. We have a Governor, George W. Bush, who is doing a great job, and we have a legislature led by our Lieutenant Governor, Rick Perry, and our House Speaker, Pete Laney. One is a Democrat; one is a Republican. They work together. That is the way we do things in Texas. There has been a gross misrepresentation about Texas throughout the campaign for President and on the Senate floor today. I will tell the Senate why the State of Texas is in great shape and why it is absolutely unconscionable to trash Texas in order to get an advantage in the Presidential race. Let's take education. Everyone would acknowledge that we have a problem in the public education system of our country.
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Kay Bailey Hutchison
Republican · Texas
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Defending Texas's achievements and leadership during a Senate floor debate.

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