Kay Bailey Hutchison

Nanotechnology is one of the few growing sectors of the economy. And the United States must do more to take advantage of this great growth and our own leadership in this field.

I hope you realize that holding this hearing means we think it is a real priority for this Committee to reauthorize the National Nanotechnology Initiative.

I appreciate what the majority leader has said. There is a lot going on, and there is the beginning, perhaps, of coming together, hopefully, with the President and the leadership of the House and the Senate. I just hope that we can…

I would just ask unanimous consent that following the majority leader I regain the floor. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The majority leader is recognized.

Well, I will respond to the distinguished Senator from Arizona that the resolution that was just passed was to go to a sense-of-the-Senate resolution, which, of course, has no force of law. It is, indeed, our second vote this week. I will…

I will, Mr. President. Mr. McCAIN. The Senator from Texas, I am just wondering if a view that she might have might be that we have been terribly overworked this week. I understand we cancelled our Fourth of July recess in order to get back…

I ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Mr. McCAIN. Will the Senator from Texas yield for a question?

as of now, we are scheduled to vote on a motion to proceed to S.J.R. 20 regarding Libya. We have been called into session--having made plans to spend this week in our States meeting with constituents, as we try to do at least once a…

I appreciate so much the words of the Senator from Florida because, of course, he is not mentioning the great leadership he has portrayed. He is today the only Member of the Senate who has actually gone into space as an astronaut, and his…

I thank the Chair. S. 724 is the Ensuring Pay for Our Military Act of 2011. There are 80 cosponsors of this legislation. It is very simple and straightforward. It ensures that in the event of a government shutdown, our Nation's men and…

When I was there last week, Dr. Samuel Ting, who is the Nobel laureate from MIT who built the spectrometer and talked about and convinced us of the importance of putting it on the space station, he was there with Mark Kelly and myself, and…

before I start my remarks, I would like to say that in about an hour we will start voting on the nomination of General Petraeus to lead the CIA, and I am going to enthusiastically support that nomination because I do think General Petraeus…

I rise today to discuss Social Security and its future. This is certainly an issue that affects all Americans, and now is the time we can address it in a way that will not be horribly obtrusive to the people who will be on Social Security…

The United States currently has the second highest corporate tax rate in the world behind Japan.

Are you anti-energy? Are you for taxing energy--raising the cost, and letting that have the effect of hurting our businesses?

We are not going to tax or regulate our way out of the economic downturn.

I think the President needs more people around him with business experience, and you fulfill that role.

I think the Secretary of Commerce is a bully pulpit, the ability to be a cheerleader for trade and commerce.

I hope that, because of your experience, you will speak out against that kind of overreach that is unprecedented.

I will be a cheerleader and advocate for the regulatory reform that we all agree needs to be done.

I ask for the yeas and nays. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. Under the previous order, this amendment will require 60 votes. The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk called the…

I rise today to voice concern about the current state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. In 1949, more than 60 years ago, the United States joined with 11 other nations to create the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO, in…

I would just ask you to look at, and perhaps work with the incoming secretary, to determine if it is in our best interest to have the places ready at Fort Bliss for a BCT?

what, for instance, are you doing about hiring the inspectors that you do have in this area with some mass transit or rail experience

I want to be clear. We're going to do what we can to fight to defeat those cuts.