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Kay Bailey Hutchison: collegiality and bipartisanship is a two-way street. You can't do it if only one person wants to do the right thing. I…

On the recordNovember 18, 2005
collegiality and bipartisanship is a two-way street. You can't do it if only one person wants to do the right thing. I have worked with Senator Feinstein. She has been chairman of our committee, and I have been ranking member. I have been chairman, and she has been ranking member. We have always come together to do what is right for the military personnel who are defending our country as we speak today. We both believe in quality of life, good housing, good health care facilities, good childcare facilities, and all the things that we can provide in the purview of our bill. And now we have the veterans, which has been added to our bill this year, which is a great opportunity for us to continue to say thank you to those who have preserved the freedom for our generation. We have come together on the goals, and I could not ask for a better partner.
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Kay Bailey Hutchison
Republican · Texas

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