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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.
Absolutely incredible. As a matter of fact, 30,000 troops are going to be moving into Fort Bliss. There have been many accommodations begun. But now it is going to stop in its tracks and we are going to have the same situation. We could be…
the $3 billion that has been cut out is going to affect many important bases in our country. One of the bases is in Texas. Fort Bliss is in great need of military construction because it is designated by the Department of Defense to…
But is the Senator from Texas a part of an amendment we would like to proffer which would restore $39.1 billion but cut .73 percent across the board in all of the other accounts in this bill except for defense, veterans, and homeland…
Absolutely. Absolutely. We are talking about all the facilities that would accommodate the move of soldiers and their families. So you have childcare facilities--the Senator from Georgia is on the floor and he has essential not only…
what we are asking with the amendment I have tried to put forward but which was ruled out of order is to simply restore the $3.1 billion that was cut from the Base Closing Commission military construction. We cut--not we, but the bill that…
Yes, and I point out the cost savings projection is $20 billion over the period we would be closing and then gearing up the bases that are being consolidated. In addition to that, it has been said the majority intends to bring this $3.1…
Of course, there are no earmarks in the BRAC funding. The funding, the $3.1 billion that was set out was all Department of Defense. They are doing the planning for BRAC, not Congress. There are no earmarks.
I have heard the remarks of the distinguished majority leader, the distinguished chairman of the Appropriations Committee, and the distinguished ranking member. All I have now is hope because the distinguished majority leader has said he…
I do hope the door is still open. Originally, I had hoped we could do the military construction as well as the base-closing commission funding because the delays are going to have impacts throughout the military services. But the amendment…
you have just heard an extraordinary speech, and I want to put it in perspective, if I may. There was a Foreign Relations Committee meeting several weeks ago at which one of the Senators insinuated that the Secretary of State didn't…
do you know what the number of new registered voters between the two presidential elections are in Florida, between 2000 and 2007?
The most important part to remember is, in the Senate bill, no matter what we do with transparency, it only applies to 5 percent of the earmarks. It doesn't apply to Federal earmarks, the type of earmarks that got Duke Cunningham in…
We are not saying whether earmarks are good or bad. We are not saying that we have some and not others. All we are saying is that earmarks are designated spending. Whether it be Federal, non-Federal, or report language, it should be…
I would just like to clarify, with the Senator from Alaska on this subject, that the Senate did act. The Senate did pass our bill, and we did appoint conferees, and it was a lack of willingness on the part of the House to have conferees…
there was never any other intention. I have discussed this with Senator Cochran, chairman of the committee. I discussed it with Senator Frist, our leader. I have discussed it with the ranking member, Senator Feinstein. And most certainly…
let me say right upfront, I hope this objection will go away sometime today. I think we are talking about whether something is done in writing or whether it is semantics. I didn't have to agree to what was in the letter that was written to…
this is a major step forward. I have been working with Senator Feinstein to try to get conferees appointed for our bill. There is time in this session for the House and the Senate to come together and put a bill forward in the conference…
It is the president saying, I am looking for answers. I am looking for everyone who is willing to step up to the plate and give me ideas.
A lot of people--so many people--helped put this agreement together and hammer out the differences and views on the issues. We heard today that Senator Leahy has one view. Senator Cornyn has a view. I have a view. Just about everybody in…
as the Senate prepares for final passage of H.R. 5631, the fiscal year 2007 Defense appropriations bill, I would like to thank my colleagues for accepting an amendment that I cosponsored which addresses the growing concern of a number of…
I was listening to the debate, and I heard the Democratic leader call this a ``do-nothing Congress.'' He said that several times. I have heard it before. Yet here we have a bill that will go directly to the President. This is a bill that…
I ask the Senator from Kansas to yield for a unanimous consent request that I be placed in line after the Senator from Kansas and the Senator from Washington to speak on this bill? The PRESIDING OFFICER. Does the Senator yield?
the House has passed and sent to the Senate, H. Con. Res. 448, which commends NASA and the crew of the Space Shuttle Discovery on the successful completion of the STS-121 mission earlier this week. I support this resolution and urge my…
I have listened to part of the previous presentations. I think the impression has been given that if we just had a Democratic Senate we could accomplish so much more. But I think in the process of making such a presentation many things…
Social Security numbers are included on all military identification cards including the service member, military spouse, and all dependents over the age of ten. In light of the recent theft of millions of veterans' personal information…
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