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 […]
Washington, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) praised the House’s unanimous passage of her legislation to allow expedited airport screening for service members and their families traveling on orders. This legislation, the Trust Our Troops Act, passed in the Senate on December 13, 2011. “Our nation’s military have earned the right from […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) joined host Michael Castner on The Wall Street Journal’s Radio Show The Daily Wrap to discuss her Trust the Troops Act, which would allow uniformed military members expedited passage through airport security lines. A transcript of their interview is below, or to listen to a recording, […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jay Rockefeller, and Richard Burr today won Senate passage of the text of their bill, S. 1954, which would direct the Transportation Security Administration to develop and implement a plan providing expedited screening through the country’s airports for U.S. Armed Forces personnel and their accompanying family members. “Our […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today made the following remarks at the Committee’s nomination hearing for Federal Communications Committee (FCC) nominees Ajit Pai and Jessica Rosenworcel: “Thank you Mr. Chairman and I am thankful that we are finally going to be able […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today made the following statement ahead of the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s scheduled subcommittee markup of the JOBS Act: “I’m very glad that the House Energy & Commerce Committee is placing a priority on providing our […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, made the following statement today regarding the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) agreement with Facebook: “I’m glad to see that Facebook and the FTC have come to an agreement that will look out for the best interests of Facebook […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today made the following comment regarding the news that American Airlines plans to seek bankruptcy protection: “I am very disappointed in the decision of American Airlines to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. I have worked with […]
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today made the following remarks at the hearing, NASA’s Human Space Exploration: Direction, Strategy, and Progress. Witnesses at today’s hearing included NASA Administrator Charles Bolden and Johnson Space Center Director Michael Coats, among others.
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ranking Member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today made remarks at the Congressional Gold Medal Award Ceremony honoring former astronauts John Glenn, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, and Michael Collins.