Mr. President, I support the Whitehouse amendment. It will add to the security of our aircraft flying. I urge my colleagues to support it as well. If time has been yielded back, I call for a vote.
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.
Mr. President, if I may, I ask the Senator from Kentucky if he is ready to yield back time and I ask the majority if they are ready to yield back time on the Paul amendment. If so, we can move on to the Whitehouse amendment.
Mr. President, how much time does Senator Paul control? The PRESIDING OFFICER. There is 12\1/2\ minutes remaining.
Mr. President, I want to withhold until the other side has had a chance to speak. Then I will take part of Senator Paul's time. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Who yields time?
Mr. President, I suggest the absence of a quorum. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Brown of Ohio). The clerk will call the roll. The legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Madam President, I rise to speak also on the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ronald Reagan, and I am so pleased to follow my colleague from California who has been under the weather for a little while. We are very glad she is back. I…
Mr. President, I rise to speak in favor of the Paul amendment. The Davis-Bacon Act was passed in 1931. We had a very different labor and diversity of wages. There were not minimum wages to the extent we have today. Today, every State has a…
I will reserve an additional 2 minutes for Senator Paul, and we can close this out. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Iowa.
Mr. President, I ask for the yeas and nays on the Paul amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is there a sufficient second? There is a sufficient second. The yeas and nays were ordered. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from West Virginia.
Madam President, will the Senator from Washington allow me to make a couple minutes response to the Senator from West Virginia?
Madam President, I appreciate so much what the chairman has just said. That is a major statement because what he says is true. There is one flight from Washington National to California. That is all we have, one direct flight. That is not…





