Kay Bailey Hutchison

I think it is obvious all around our country that Americans are struggling right now with gasoline prices. The average American family spent more than $4,000 on gasoline last year, and it will be more this year, with the additional…

I want to say to the Senator from Ohio that I am very pleased Ohio is getting back into the drilling business. That is creating jobs in a State that I know has had high unemployment. It is so clearly in America's best interests to have our…

The Senator makes the exact right point. Of course, they should look for markets so their people can be employed. The folly is that America would not be the logical place to say, yes, we want it, of course. Let me give a statistic, and I…

I rise to urge my colleagues to vote no on cloture on Senator Reid's amendment No. 1633 to the highway bill. The bill we are getting ready to vote on puts the other titles into the highway bill from the Commerce Committee, Finance…

If I understand the question of the Senator from California, if we can substitute at some point the compromise language in the Commerce title, I am going to be absolutely supportive of this bill because I trust Senator Rockefeller. We have…

I wish to comment on the remarks of the leader just a few minutes ago. I came to talk about the budget, which I want to do, that was produced by the President. But I will say we had a vote on going to the highway bill last week and the…

I do wish to speak about the fiscal year 2013 budget that came out this week from the President, and I guess I would start by saying here we go again. Here we go again. We have another budget given to us by the President that increases…

I wish to thank the distinguished chairman of the Commerce Committee for all that he said. I really appreciate working with him. Clearly, because of 23 extensions, you know this was a hard bill to pass. Since 2007, we have been trying to…

we will be voting in an hour and a half, but I would like to take this opportunity to thank so many of the people who brought this bill together, which we hope will come to a good conclusion in about an hour and a half. Obviously, I have…

I ask unanimous consent that I speak immediately following the Senator from Iowa. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Is there objection? Without objection, it is so ordered.

I am going to speak about the debt disapproval resolution that is before us because I feel so strongly it is time to send a strong message to the President and give the people of America some comfort that we are not going to continue to…

I rise because this week is going to be a very important week for voting on the President's request to raise our debt ceiling. Our debt is $15.2 trillion. The President is going to ask for a $1.2 trillion increase in that debt. These are…

we seem to be heading to an agreement today. At this point, the House appears to be ready to vote on the conference report on the appropriations bills for the rest of the fiscal year, which would be until the end of September of next year…

I object on behalf of our leader. This is a matter that needs to be decided between our two leaders. That has not been done. The bill has just come over. There needs to be some time. Certainly we hope in the future to vote on it at a time…

at a time when our economy is staggering and global unrest is making long-term energy supplies uncertain, we are going to eventually be able to take up a bill that has been passed by the House that would bypass the President's decision to…

I rise today to join many of my colleagues, as Senator DeMint has said, to endorse the balanced budget amendment that Republicans are offering. We have 47 Republicans in the Senate and there are 47 cosponsors and supporters of this…

in Texas, football and team loyalty is a key part of our identity. Today, I know that Baylor University students, alumni, and fans--known as the Baylor Nation--are bursting with pride over the first Bear to win the Heisman Trophy. Robert…

I ask unanimous consent that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table and that any statements related to the measure be printed in the Record. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.

I ask unanimous consent that the amendment at the desk be agreed to, and I urge passage of the bill, as amended. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment (No. 1458), in the nature of a substitute, was…

I am very pleased we have been able to pass this bill for the expedited travel procedures for our military personnel. The TSA will have about 180 days working with the Department of Defense to get procedures in place to do this. I hope our…

I come to the floor to discuss and pass the Risk-Based Security Screening for Members of the Armed Forces Act. How many times have you been at an airport screening line, you are getting ready to go through the machines that are going to…

I thank the Senator from North Dakota because Senator Hoeven has been a leader on this issue, knowing how important this find is, and how much more capacity we will have for affordable energy in our country if we can extend the pipeline…

This is a critical topic--our research into the causes of wrongful conviction reveals that the reliance on un-validated and/or improper forensics was the second-greatest contributing factor to those wrongful convictions.

I look forward to the testimony of the witnesses and to working with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to develop bipartisan legislative solutions that promote job growth and business expansion while protecting investors.

S. 556 is a common-sense bill with strong bipartisan support that will enable growth in our Nation's economy, while strengthening our community banking system.