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March 30, 2011
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C.— During a Committee hearing today to evaluate the safety of American motorcoaches and to discuss ways to safeguard bus passengers, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, urged passage of legislation she has introduced to overhaul bus safety standards. “Bus safety is a critical transportation […]

March 30, 2011
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C.— During a Committee hearing today to evaluate the safety of American motorcoaches and to discuss ways to safeguard bus passengers, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, urged passage of legislation she has introduced to overhaul bus safety standards. “Bus safety is a critical transportation […]

March 16, 2011
Press Release

The Hill — Bus-safety legislation needed now in wake of recent crash fatalities By Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) Beginning on Jan. 1, 1968, a revolutionary new safety device designed to protect passengers in high-speed collisions was required in every automobile sold in America. The device was a seatbelt. But the groundbreaking law requiring seatbelts […]

March 16, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a hearing on the implementation of the recently passed NASA Reauthorization Act of 2010, Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, pushed NASA leadership on its efforts to implement the Authorization Law passed last year. “While there are still major concerns about NASA’s […]

March 8, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, and Senator John Thune (R-S.D.), Ranking Member on the Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security Subcommittee, today said they were pleased the Obama Administration has agreed to revisit the Positive Train Control (PTC) regulatory […]

March 1, 2011
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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.
February 25, 2011
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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:
February 18, 2011
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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.
February 17, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-W.Va.) and Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) today announced the Subcommittee Chairmen and Ranking Members for the 112th Congress.
February 16, 2011
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), Ranking Member on the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, today joined with Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Senator John Ensign (R-Nev.) to introduce a resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to repeal net neutrality regulations recently adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). A companion measure was introduced in the House by Energy and Commerce Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and Representative Greg Walden (R-Ore.). The Senate resolution is cosponsored by thirty-nine Republican senators.