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Press Releases 05/3/2011
Hutchison: Destructive Tornadoes & Raging Wildfires Underscore Need for Federal Investments in Disaster Preparedness and Response
During a hearing to probe the impact of federal investments in disaster preparedness and response, U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, stressed the need to aid the tornado ravaged Southeast and portions of Texas scorched by wildfires.
Press Releases 04/8/2011
Sen. Hutchison Applauds Final House Passage of Net Neutrality Resolution
Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today applauded House passage of a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal net neutrality regulations recently adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Press Releases 03/30/2011
Hutchison: Congress Must take Action to Improve Bus Safety, Save Passengers’ Lives
Press Releases 03/30/2011
Hutchison: Congress Must take Action to Improve Bus Safety, Save Passengers’ Lives
Press Releases 03/16/2011
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT – Hutchison Op-Ed on Bus Safety Legislation
Press Releases 03/15/2011
Hutchison Pushes NASA Leadership on Implementation of Law
Press Releases 03/8/2011
Hutchison, Thune Applaud Administration Decision to Revisit PTC Railroad Regulations
Press Releases 03/1/2011
Senators Brown and Hutchison Introduce Bipartisan Motorcoach Safety Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) announced that tomorrow, on the 4th anniversary of the Bluffton University motorcoach crash that claimed seven lives, they will reintroduce legislation to strengthen bus safety and improve driver training to reduce the number of motorcoach crashes and related fatalities. Brown and Hutchison have introduced the legislation together in the previous two Congresses. U.S. Congressman John Lewis (GA-5) is introducing a companion bill in the House of Representatives.
Press Releases 02/25/2011
Rockefeller and Hutchison Announce Subcommittee Assignments
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.) and Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) today announced the full list of subcommittee assignments for the 112th Congress:
Press Releases 02/17/2011
Rockefeller, Hutchison Say FAA Passage Will Create Jobs, Make Air Travel Safer
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Commerce Committee Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.) and Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) issued the following statements after Senate passage of the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act. The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 87-8.