WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today during a Commerce Committee hearing pushed to allow prisons to block calls from smuggled inmate cellular phones. Senator Hutchison earlier this year introduced bipartisan legislation, the Safe Prisons Communications Act of 2009 (S. 251), that would […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today said she was pleased the Senate approved Charles Bolden to be the next NASA Administrator. “I am pleased the Senate has confirmed Charles Bolden to be the next NASA Administrator,” said Senator Hutchison. “General Bolden has […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today introduced legislation to engage the private sector and encourage investment in the deployment of broadband, also known as high-speed Internet. “Too many of our communities and small businesses still lack access to broadband infrastructure, and many […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today said she was pleased that that the Department of Transportation and Secretary Ray LaHood approved Continental Airlines’ application to join the Star Alliance travel network. Star Alliance was established in 1997 as a worldwide alliance comprised […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today expressed strong concerns to Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood that the Administration’s proposed 18 month extension of federal highway law, which expires on September 30, would perpetuate existing funding formulas that penalize Texas and other donor […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today offered her strong support for the nominees to lead the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Charles Bolden and Lori Garver for confirmation as NASA Administrator and Deputy Administrator. She submitted the following statement for the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee today approved several bills cosponsored by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Committee, that would strengthen the safety and security of America’s ports and improve the nation’s maritime commerce. The Coast Guard Authorization Act (S. 1194) would authorize $9.5 billion for the […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), the Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today made the following statement after the Senate confirmed Larry Strickling to lead the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). “I am pleased the Senate confirmed Larry Strickling as head of NTIA,” said Senator Hutchison. “I […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), the Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today congratulated the incoming Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Julius Genachowski, and Commissioner Robert McDowell, after both were confirmed by the United States Senate. “I am pleased to see that we are two steps […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), the Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement today in support of Meredith Attwell Baker, who was nominated by President Barack Obama to serve as a Republican commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). “Meredith Baker will be a strong, […]