Kay Hutchison actually said...

"I hope that, frankly, the President will waive it on his own. He can do it. He should do it."

"I think you laid out the problem very well, and certainly, from your personal experience, it's clear that there is no intention whatsoever to make it easy to waive the Jones Act in this response."

"This is unacceptable, and clearly we need to be looking for ways to prevent this type of action in the future from happening."

"This disaster is having a profound effect upon my state, as well as Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas."