January 27, 2012 11:01 am ET filed under Blog
The 5.6 Million Reasons Behind GOP Senators' Letter To Obama
August 02, 2011 12:48 pm ET filed under Video
Sen. Hutchison Slams House GOP For Shutting Down FAA: "It's Not Fiscally Responsible And It's Not Honorable"
From the August 1, 2011, session of the U.S. Senate:
July 28, 2011 2:41 pm ET filed under Video
Sen. Hutchison: GOP Has Offered "So Many Opportunities For A Compromise"
From the July 28 edition of Fox's Happening Now:
July 22, 2011 10:59 am ET filed under Blog
Sen. Hutchison: The Affordable Care Act Is The "Biggest" Reason "Why People Aren't Hiring"
July 22, 2011 10:53 am ET filed under Fact Check
Sen. Hutchison Falsely Claims The Affordable Care Act Is "Why People Aren't Hiring"
This morning on MSNBC's The Daily Rundown, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) told host Chuck Todd that the she would favor any debt ceiling bargain that would curb the Affordable Care Act because "That's why people aren't hiring" and "the biggest thing that is hurting our economy right now." In fact, economists surveyed by the Wall Street Journal and members of a right-leaning business association agree that the main reason for tempered hiring is uncertainty due to weak demand, not government policies.
June 17, 2011 8:54 am ET filed under Blog
Sen. Hutchison's Amendment Would Kick Seniors And Children Off Life-Saving Health Care Benefits
December 03, 2010 5:38 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Hutchison: Middle-Class Tax Cuts Are "Devastating" To The Unemployed
December 01, 2010 3:55 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Despite Stated Opposition To Health Care Reform's 1099 Provision, Republicans Vote Against Repeal
For some time now, Republicans have desperately attempted to kill health care reform, peddling misleading claims and outright distortions to undermine the benefits of the law. In many instances, they have pointed to supposed ill-conceived provisions to denounce the legislation, using these specific details to contend that the bill is damaged beyond repair and therefore must be repealed. In particular, Republicans have decried the bill's 1099 reporting requirements for small businesses, claiming they are unnecessarily burdensome and will limit job creation. But when given an opportunity to vote on Sen. Max Baucus' (D-MT) amendment to repeal the 1099 provision and demonstrate their commitment to helping small businesses, Republicans balked. Indeed, despite their professed opposition to the 1099 provision, only two Republicans voted for the amendment.
November 17, 2010 12:19 pm ET filed under Blog
Senate Republicans Filibuster Fair Pay For Women
December 10, 2009 3:35 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Hutchison Mocks Federal Government While Texas Accepts Federal Money
Possibly forgetting that so many of her home state's programs are funded by federal monies, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison mocked the federal government while speaking on the Senate floor.
October 22, 2009 1:16 pm ET filed under Fact Check
Sens. Hutchison & Bond Make Misleading Charges About Clean Energy Legislation
On October 21, 2009, Republican Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison (TX) and Kit Bond (MO) wrote an op-ed in the Washington Times in which they make a slew of misleading charges about clean energy legislation. In reality, legislation increasing our investment in clean energy technologies would create jobs in every state and help America become more energy independent, all for less than a quarter a day.
August 18, 2009 6:08 pm ET filed under Blog
Sen. Hutchison Forgets Her School's History
While announcing her campaign for governor of Texas from the high school she attended, Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said, "I want to help to create an education system like I had." The only problem? Sen. Hutchison attended a "segregated white school."
May 01, 2009 10:27 am ET filed under Fact Check
In Their Own Words: The Majority's Prerogative
In 2005, many Republican Senators went so far as to claim the filibuster of judicial nominees was unconstitutional. Now four years later, with President Obama's first Supreme Court appointment looming, will they remain consistent in their position or commit one of the most blatant acts of hypocrisy in the 220-year history of the United States Senate?
