Kay Bailey Hutchison

the reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act is very important for our country.

I do believe this bill is going to pass. We are working very productively to try to make some changes in the bill that will make it much better for community banks. As the chairman knows, the FDIC has decided to prefund its deposit…

I rise to speak today on the Hutchison-Klobuchar amendment. My colleague, Senator Klobuchar from Minnesota, is also on the floor. We wish to take a moment to talk about our amendment, which will assure that community banks have a more…

I think when people look at this amendment on both sides of the aisle, it will be clear that the community banks need this amendment to keep a level playing field and to assure that there is no concept left in this country of too big to…

I plan to introduce legislation soon that will create a grant program to allow colleges and universities to adopt the UTeach program.

STEM education plays an essential role in fostering further development of the 21st Century's innovation-based economy.

Those statistics are unacceptable and they are also unnecessary. We can and must do better.

What you did is important.

Science and technology are at the core of America's ability to compete in an increasingly globalized economy and to solving many of the challenges we face as a nation in energy independence, biotechnology, and healthcare.

If we fail to address these challenges we risk compromising the development of the next generation of American scientists, technologists, engineers, and mathematicians.

I think this has been a wonderful hearing, already.

We need the Federal Government to help.

If we start in high school, it's too late to get the prerequisites to go into engineering, for instance.

It started at one university. We now have that program in 23 universities across the country.

I rise to speak on the Hutchison- Tester amendment. This is an amendment that truly will help community banks. It will level the playing field for them. It is something I have been working on for several months, during all the…

what would your suggestion be on the things that we must do in the reauthorization that would be an improvement

I believe that a solid foundation for a scientifically literate workforce begins with developing outstanding K-12 teachers in science and mathematics.

I think we can make America even more competitive and innovative than it is today.

The true stimulus program for this country is competitiveness.

We want you to transform the entire college of education, you can't do that. We can transform the way we train STEM teachers.

I rise to speak on my amendment with Senator Tester because we are trying to ensure that safe community banks and large financial institutions are treated equally. I heard Senator Tester's speech on the floor just a little while ago on our…

there is certainly one thing we can all agree on, and that is our assessment of the media and what they really like to write about. I hope we can make progress on this bill and do something good for our country and the economy. I think we…

I rise today to speak on the financial regulatory reform, and particularly the effect of the Dodd proposal that came out of the Banking Committee on which I sit, that we have been voting on cloture on for this whole week. I heard Senators…

I rise today to introduce a bill to designate the Buffalo Bayou as a National Heritage Area. This legislation will designate the 25-mile stretch of the Houston Ship Channel as the first National Heritage Area in Texas. This distinction…

I am very pleased that the Surface Transportation Subcommittee is holding today's hearing on motor carrier safety.