Kay Bailey Hutchison: “Well, thank you, Madam Chairwoman, and I do appreciate your holding this hearing...”

I rise today to talk about the need to address entitlement reform as part of the impending fiscal cliff. I am not just going to talk about the macro issue, I am going to talk about specifics on a way that we can at least do one entitlement…

I ask unanimous consent the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The Senator from Texas.

I know there are those on my side who would also like to have a conference to talk about this. Could we have an indication as to the timeframe of the vote?

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