Kay Bailey Hutchison

I want to say I do support the nomination of Secretary Pena. However, I think it is very important that this new Secretary take the opportunity to set an energy policy in this country that says to the American people that energy…

last Congress, we made substantial progress toward enacting ocean shipping reform. The House passed a bill and, under the leadership of Senators Lott and Pressler, we in the Senate were presented with a very workable framework for ocean…

I stand today to sponsor, along with Mr. Abraham, Mr. Campbell, Mr. D'Amato, Ms. Moseley-Braun, Mr. Specter, and Mr. Cochran, the introduction of the Commercial Revitalization Tax Credit Act of 1997. This bill is identical to the…

161 years ago yesterday, 54 delegates of the Convention of 1836 signed the Texas declaration of independence at the village of Washington-on-the-Brazos, which is near Houston, TX. Each of the settlements of Texas were represented. Texas…

we are talking about the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Americans, and we are talking about even international travel and commerce and goods that are going into international commerce. Mr. President, the effects of this strike are…

Mr. President, the resolution is commending and is in honor of a fallen comrade. He was a Member of the House, a member of the Texas delegation, Frank Tejeda. Frank Tejeda was a hero, a patriot. He served his country in every possible way…

this bill closes a loophole in the homemaker IRA bill that we passed in the last Congress. We made the homemakers of our country equal to wage earners in their ability to save for their retirement futures through individual retirement…

the bill that I introduce is the Campaign Finance Reform and Disclosure Act of 1997. This important legislation will correct several of the abuses that we have seen take place under the present system and will demonstrate to the American…

I support Senator Bill Cohen, now Secretary of Defense-designate Bill Cohen, because I believe he believes in a strong national defense, and he will fight to make sure that commitment remains true. He believes that the President should…

I rise today with a sense of both joy and disappointment as I am being briefed by my staff about what is the purported agreement for the continuing resolution that will fund our country for the next year. There are, indeed, some very good…

I just want to say that the statement that was just made by the Senator from Illinois is so typical of this man, who is probably spending his last hours with us in the U.S. Senate. His voice of reason, his absolute integrity, and his…

I just want to add, once again, my thanks to the leaders of this bill. We have talked about the importance of this bill to the management of the waters of the United States. It could not have come about without the leadership of Senator…

I want to say that I agree totally with the Senator from Louisiana. This is a bill that has been worked on for a long time, and if there are going to be amendments--and that is fine--let us bring them up. Let us talk about them. I think it…

for more than 5 years, the Congress and two administrations have worked on a bipartisan basis to develop and enact into law a critical program to reform Federal support for the U.S. flag maritime industry and to revitalize our merchant…

the reason that I asked for the time this morning is I think we have a very crucial decision that is being made right now in our Nation's Capital, and that is how much we are going to fund the defense of our country. In fact, Congress is…

If you are going to cut the defense budget at the same time that you continue to ask our military to do more with less, tell us where you want to cut. The President of the United States is now threatening to veto the Defense appropriations…

Many of us were stunned when the first report came out that showed the enormous leap in drug use and drug abuse in this country in the last 3 years. We knew that it was a problem. But I do not think we realized how big a problem this has…

I would like to just get a little clearer idea of where we are. I feel like there has been a mixture of issues here. I did object to Judge Montgomery's going forward, because I wanted to finish looking at this. There are a number of people…

I want to say, along with many others who have talked about some of the really important legislation that has been accomplished in the last few weeks in Congress, along with the one that I have worked the hardest for, and the one that I…

I do agree with his amendment. I think it is a good amendment. That was never the question. The question is, do we hold up a good bill that protects the stalking victims of this country with an amendment that might bog the bill down…

It was attempted to be brought up last night in the House, and it was thwarted. So it has now had an opportunity and it was to be brought up in a way that the amendment would not be on it. I have supported the amendment. I would like to…

Mr. President, this is landmark legislation, and it is a pivotal point in our Nation's history and future. What it does, this bill before the Senate, it does, indeed, change welfare as we know it. This is what the hard-working American…

This is a bill that has been pending since Memorial Day to try to get all of the equipment and the resources of the FBI to go against the vicious people in this country who would harass and threaten women and children and would cross State…

I am taking the floor today to speak in favor of the Bond amendment. I certainly am speaking for the small business people of this country when I support the exemption that is provided in this amendment. I think it is very important that…

I want to add my comments to those that have been made regarding the bombing in Saudi Arabia that have stunned our Nation as well as theirs. It is horrifying to read that a bomb has gone off that leaves a 30-foot deep crater that is 80…