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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.
I rise to discuss Leon Holmes' nomination to the bench of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Article II, section 2 of the Constitution imposes profound responsibility on the U.S. Senate to advise and consent on…
the nominee we are going to vote on, Jane Boyle, has served our country in so many positions: U.S. magistrate, where she had an outstanding record, as our U.S. Attorney, where she had an equally outstanding record. She has shown fairness…
Last weekend thousands of Americans flocked to our National Mall to pay tribute to the 'greatest generation.' It was the dedication, as we all know, of the World War II Memorial. It has now been 59 years since the end of the Second World…
we just heard a wonderful talk by the President of the United States. He talked about our commitment and reminded us once again that our commitment to winning in Iraq is everything. There is no alternative. The President talked about the…
I rise today with Senator Nelson to introduce an important piece of legislation that will dramatically improve the quality of diabetes care under the Medicare program. Diabetes is a serious, debilitating chronic illness that afflicts more…
Of course they get health care--treatment for their injury. But assume their injury then keeps them from being able to stay at the academy; they have to be let go because they no longer can perform the physical functions. Then they go into…
this amendment attempts to solve a problem facing not this generation of military leadership but our future generation of military leadership. Current law established in the Career Compensation Act of 1949 denies cadets and midshipmen the…
I want to address the energy issue. I heard Senators on the floor earlier today talking about the high price of gasoline, as if it is the President's fault. I would remind everyone we have an energy bill we are two votes short of having…
I voted for the bill that has just passed because I have said all along I am against taxing Internet access. I think it is a disruption of interstate commerce. I have said that all along. The reason I have been concerned about this bill is…
I think the bill of Senator Allen, the underlying bill, and now the bill of Senator McCain are attempting to do something that is right. They are attempting to assure that interstate commerce is not obstructed by taxes on Internet access…
this Friday, April 9, will mark the 1- year anniversary of the liberation of Iraq from the dictator Saddam Hussein and his corrupt regime. It was April 9, 2003, that Iraqis cheered when Saddam Hussein's statue fell in Baghdad. When we…
Housing privatization is moving obviously more of our military families off base.
I think that's a very important new concept, and we need to have the nice places for them to be.
my goal is just to make sure that we do try as hard as we can to keep the 95 percent rate or something as close to that as possible.
General Abizaid has also said that he wants to move U.S. troops out of Saddam's palaces.
I do want that to be available to every family, every military family, every base where you are going to make it a priority, and we will work to lift that cap.
I would hope that you might look at an enduring base which would be Dyess as a possible recipient of some the C-17s.
do you think you're going to need that money or all of that money in this year's budget?
In past Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) rounds our Guard and Reserve forces have not been treated as well.
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