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Kay 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.

Feb 28, 2007

Well, I'm very disappointed to hear that, because it was my impression that the appropriations staff person was saying that you would have the flexibility to continue the priorities, which have been human spaceflight, and that…

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Feb 28, 2007

The 2008 budget looks very strong, a 3.1 percent increase.

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Feb 28, 2007

I have always enjoyed our very strong and bipartisan working relationship, and look forward to working with you.

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Feb 28, 2007

On the face of it, the request is a good budget, with a 3.1 percent increase over what had been requested for FY 2007.

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Feb 28, 2007

A combined total of $3.1 billion less for those 2 years than we authorized.

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Feb 28, 2007

Well, that's why I would like to have the accurate----

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Feb 28, 2007

that Dr. Sam Ting is working on, both in Switzerland, and other countries, and would like to have the spectrometer go on the Space Station.

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Feb 28, 2007

But you do have the offset of what is being done within aeronautics.

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Feb 28, 2007

I wanted to ask you if you are seeing that in actuality?

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Feb 28, 2007

That language was changed, in the continuing resolution, from the Senate-passed bill.

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Feb 28, 2007

I say this is unacceptable--especially at a time when other nations are aggressively developing space technology.

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