Sen. Hutchison Statement on Bipartisan Report Detailing Problems with DHS Fusion Centers Information Sharing
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 U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations bipartisan investigation of the Department of Homeland Security fusion centers released today: “For months now I’ve been saying […]
Senator Hutchison Statement at Hearing on Nation’s Path from LEO to Mars
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today made the following statement at the hearing, “The Path from LEO to Mars”: “Thank you very much Mr. Chairman and I am so looking forward to hearing from you. I actually hoped we would have one […]
Sen. Hutchison Statement at Hearing Highlighting Research, Discovery aboard the International Space Station
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation, today made the following statement at the opening of the committee hearing on The International Space Station: A Platform for Research, Collaboration and Discovery: “I wanted to open today’s hearing because we have lost a space pioneer. Sally […]
Senators Renew Push to Strengthen Cybersecurity
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Dan Coats (R-IN), Ron Johnson (R-WI), and Richard Burr (R-NC) today re-introduced the Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act (SECURE IT), S. 3342, their proposal to protect and […]
Sen. Hutchison Stresses Importance of Continued Progress on both Commercial and Government Space Launch Vehicles
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today spoke at the committee hearing on Risks, Opportunities, and Oversight of Commercial Space. Excerpts and video from her remarks follow: “I just hope that there will no longer be budget proposals from the President, whoever that […]
Statement from Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison on Future of NASA
(Washington, D.C.) – Texas Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison released the following statement on an important exchange of communications between Congressman Frank Wolf(R-VA) and officials with NASA. Congressman Wolf is the chairman of the House Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations subcommittee. He has reached an agreement with NASA on the future of the nation’s space program. ”I […]
Sen. Hutchison Statement on Successful Launch of Commercial Spacecraft
Washington, DC – U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, today made the following statement on the successful launch of SpaceX’s private spacecraft this morning: “I was pleased to see the successful launch of the Falcon 9 and the Dragon spacecraft this morning. This launch has been […]
Senators Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Cybersecurity
Washington, DC – U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ), Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Dan Coats (R-IN), Ron Johnson (R-WI), and Richard Burr (R-NC) today introduced the Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act (SECURE IT), their proposal to protect and secure our nation against cybersecurity attacks.
Senator Hutchison Remarks at NASA Reception Honoring International Space Station Crew
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 […]
Senators Call on Senate Majority Leader Reid to Allow Hearings, Debate on Cybersecurity Legislation
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 […]