Thank you so much Administrator Bolden, we are very pleased to be here, always to see these brave and incredible astronauts. The things that they are doing for our country, they really explore. Scientists is what they are. Katie Coleman, Ron Garron, Mike Fossum, who wears his Aggie sweatshirt up in space, to make a […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison, John McCain, Chuck Grassley, Saxby Chambliss, Lisa Murkowski, Jeff Sessions, and Mike Enzi today sent a letter calling on Majority Leader Reid to reconsider his plan to bypass regular order on the Lieberman/Collins cybersecurity bill. “If we are serious about enacting effective legislation into law, we must […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today made the following statement regarding the White House’s proposed budget for NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) and Orion crew vehicle: “Despite repeated assurances from NASA and White House officials that the SLS and Orion are ‘key […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today praised the passage of bipartisan legislation to fund the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for four years. The bill, H.R. 658, the Conference Report to the FAA Reauthorization Act, is a long-term funding bill which will provide […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, made the following statement today at the Senate and House Conference meeting on a long-term Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization bill: “I will just say a couple of things. Everything has been said. We know this […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Ranking Member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today made the following statement on NASA’s “Day of Remembrance,” honoring the men and women who have given their lives and made unimaginable sacrifices for our nation’s space program: “Today is an occasion for us to salute […]
HOUSTON, TX– Today, U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas’ senior Senator and Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, spoke at The Academy of Medicine, Engineering, and Science of Texas (TAMEST) annual conference at the Omni Houston Hotel. Sen. Hutchison spoke about Texas’ leadership in innovation and science and the important role TAMEST has played […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison’s (R-TX) Trust Our Troops Act, which would expedite airport screening for service members and their families traveling on orders, was signed into law late yesterday by the President. This legislation passed in the Senate on December 13, 2011 and in the House on December 20, 2011. “Our […]