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.
I think we are too heavily relying in the President's plan on commercial capabilities.
I hope in a constructive way, toward keeping people in space and keeping American control over our own destiny.
The emphasis, to the tune of $6 billion, into a very fledgling commercial capability I just think is not sound, and it is certainly not going to be reliable.
I will say that I was one who was very supportive of your nomination for the reasons that others have stated because I knew that you would be committed to the missions of NASA and would understand it and would be a great leader.
Thank you for holding this hearing today as we examine the President's budget request for military construction and family housing.
We have a responsibility to understand the services available to consumers to address their economic troubles and ensure those services are accompanied by appropriate consumer protections.
Doesn't seem like a good way for TSA to address the issues that we are concerned about.
Despite that fact, the Act, which created TSA, states unequivocally that TSA shall be responsible for security in all modes of transportation.





