VIDEO LINK WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today pressed President Barack Obama’s nominee for Commerce Secretary, former Washington Governor Gary Locke, for his assurance that the census process would remain transparent and non-politicized. She also noted that her support for […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today outlined the need to continue research into climate and weather science and received the support of Dr. Timothy Killeen, Assistant Director of Geosciences at the National Science Foundation. “Accurate climate and weather science can have substantial […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Senators Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), along with several children’s advocacy groups, applauded action taken by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to advance a critical review of modern parental-control technology. The FCC on Monday issued a Notice of Inquiry, the first step towards implementing the Child Safe Viewing Act, […]
WASHINGTON, DC— On the two-year anniversary of a bus crash that resulted in the tragic death of five Bluffton University baseball players, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) announced that they will reintroduce comprehensive motorcoach safety legislation. The legislation would overhaul and dramatically increase the safety of motorcoaches to reduce deaths […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today released the following statement on the nomination of former Washington State Governor Gary Locke to be Secretary for the United States Department of Commerce. “I congratulate Governor Locke on his nomination as Commerce Secretary,” said Senator Hutchison. […]
Washington, DC – Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), Chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, released the following statement in support of President Obama’s selection of former Washington Governor Gary Locke to be the next U.S. Secretary of Commerce: “The Department of Commerce has a major role to play in […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Senate tonight unanimously approved legislation to shift the nation’s digital television transition from February 17, 2009 to June 12, 2009. Following are excerpts from a floor statement by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison: […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Senate today unanimously approved legislation to shift the nation’s digital television transition from February 17, 2009 to June 12, 2009. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, released the following statement. “I had serious concerns about shifting the digital television […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today released the following statement on legislation to shift the nation’s digital television transition from February 17, 2009 to June 12, 2009. “I had serious concerns about shifting the digital television transition without a sound plan to […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today welcomed four new Republican members to the Senate Commerce Committee, Senator Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.), Senator Sam Brownback (R-Kan.), Senator Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) and Senator Mike Johanns (R-Neb.). “I am pleased to welcome Senators Isakson, Brownback, Martinez […]