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.

Mar 6, 2012

Hallelujah, we finally passed the FAA bill. We can start getting moving to the next generation of air traffic control.

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Mar 6, 2012

NASA's very dedicated and talented workforce operated the Space Shuttles for 30 years, and it helped us open a whole new chapter in our space exploration.

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Mar 6, 2012

we are here to try to keep that momentum going in the right direction.

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Mar 6, 2012

And if you look at the designs of the commercial competition that is going on, you find that the crew is on the top of the rocket with the escape system.

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Mar 6, 2012

The President's request is about $2 billion under the amount this committee authorized for the agency, leaving us with some tough choices on how to preserve the balanced approach for NASA.

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Mar 6, 2012

I never want to miss the opportunity to point out that we have a National Laboratory on the Space Station thanks to Senator Hutchison.

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Mar 6, 2012

Germany has refused to contribute any resources into Libya.

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Mar 6, 2012

I am committed in my last year to assure that we go in the right direction, utilizing our resources wisely.

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Mar 6, 2012

We have agreed to support the ongoing development of the James Webb Space Telescope.