Kay Bailey Hutchison

The emphasis, to the tune of $6 billion, into a very fledgling commercial capability I just think is not sound.

The concerns I have and the current debate about the Obama plan is not about political expediency.

The starving of NASA started before 2004.

I think we are too heavily relying in the President's plan on commercial capabilities.

Space exploration has always been a bipartisan effort, and it should continue to be so.

Well, thank you, Madam Chairwoman, and I do appreciate your holding this hearing...

I think NASA has been starved throughout several administrations.

For many of its logistics and sustainment functions including activities such as supply chain management...

In Senator Hutchinson's home state of Texas, 19 grants have been funded since the inception of the DOD OCRP in 1997.

Well, there are also concerns that I have with Korea.

I look, for instance, as a comparison to what Germany has done, to Japan, which has been above 90 percent in effort to help offset our costs.

I believe the GAO review of our European force structure plans will show the anticipated savings moving the Army from Heidelberg to Wiesbaden will not materialize.

We owe it to the 39 individuals who have lost their lives, and the thousands who have experienced unintended acceleration, to get to the bottom of this issue.

Hutchison also urged her supporters to back Perry in the November governor's race.

Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, who called Perry a short time to concede the race.

Transportation safety is one of this committee's most important responsibilities, and I hope today we will begin to understand why it took so long for Toyota and NHTSA to take decisive action.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, for holding this hearing to address many important questions surrounding Toyota's recent recalls and related safety issues.

I firmly believe this is a turning point, an incredible opportunity for Congress and the general public to reexamine what we want out of this agency.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is an important agency charged with protecting consumers from unfair and deceptive trade practices.

The actions of the FTC have become even more critical during this economic downturn.

I commend Chairman Leibowitz and his fellow commissioners for their vigilance during these difficult times.

Too many vulnerable consumers have been preyed upon by entities seeking to profit from fraudulent activities.

I rise to speak in opposition to the nomination of the Honorable Ben Bernanke to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. I am somewhat conflicted about Dr. Bernanke's nomination for a second term as Chairman of…

I rise today to speak in support of the Thune amendment, which I cosponsored. It would put the brakes on the TARP train wreck. TARP was originally conceived to purchase toxic assets from banks in order to clean up their balance sheets and…

We need to look at expanding the number of known or suspected terrorists and their associates who are placed on screening lists.