Kay Bailey Hutchison
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Kay Bailey Hutchison is a former U.S. Senator from Texas, serving from 1993 to 2013. A member of the Republican Party, she was the first woman to represent Texas in the Senate. During her tenure, Hutchison was known for her work on issues such as space exploration, military funding, and education. She played a significant role in advocating for NASA and was a strong supporter of human spaceflight initiatives. Hutchison also served as the chair of the Senate Republican Conference and was involved in various bipartisan efforts throughout her career.
I support the Northeast Corridor and he and others that are in the Northeast support the national system.
I think now that states have such great needs that especially growing states like mine, that are also donor states, need some relief.
I hope that you will look at Amtrak and high-speed rail as a priority in this Administration.
I am here to introduce someone that I know and think so highly of, Juan Garcia, to be the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs.
I think we have made the commitment with the funding over a period of 5 years to be able to take that next step and I will look forward to working with you on that.
The claims processing wait is about half-a-year and that is just unacceptable.
I admire and respect you as much as anyone I have ever known in the Armed Services; and I am going to support your nomination.
I think that it shows that he is bold and independent. I think they're going to challenge the Obama campaign's change mantra and I think that must have been the deciding factor.





