Kay Bailey Hutchison: “I thank Senator Reid for his very kind words. It means a lot to Senator Feinstein and myself that he would come to the…”

“I thank Senator Reid for his very kind words. It means a lot to Senator Feinstein and myself that he would come to the floor and recognize the job we are doing. It is very thoughtful and we appreciate it very much. Once again, I think we have a good bill that has taken into consideration the priorities of our military, our administration, and the Senators who all came together to put a bill on the floor that would address the needs in a fair and balanced way throughout our country, and I thank my colleague from California. We have a great working relationship, which shows in the bill because it passed unanimously out of the committee, and I think it will pass unanimously out of the Senate. Hopefully we can go forward to start the construction projects October 1, the beginning of fiscal year 2005.”