SEPT 3 - Addressing Border Violence Must Be a National Security Priority
The growing violence in Mexico has become one of the most pressing national security issues in America today. In Texas, with more than 1,200 miles of the nation’s 2,000 mile southern border, we bear the brunt of the security burden, and our border communities increasingly face the threats of crossover violence. El Paso residents are seeing first-hand the effects of drug-related violence in Mexico. Recently, stray bullets from a drug cartel gunfight taking place across the border in Juarez hit El Paso’s City Hall. Not long after that incident, a building at the University of Texas at El Paso was hit by stray bullets.
AUGUST 27 - On 90th Anniversary, Honoring the Trailblazers for Women’s Suffrage
When Texans visit Washington, DC, and come to my Senate office, they often take a guided tour of the U.S. Capitol. Of all the historic treasures visitors see on the tour, one of my favorites is a statute that sits in the majestic Rotunda, beneath the vaulted Capitol Dome. Carved into a massive block of marble are the portrait busts of three great American heroines: Susan B. Anthony, Lucretia Mott, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. The monument honors their tireless efforts – along with the work of so many other Americans – to extend to all women the right to vote.
AUGUST 26 - Sen. Hutchison’s Statement on 90th Anniversary of Certification of 19th Amendment & Voting Rights for Women
Today, U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) released the following statement on the 90th anniversary of the certification of the Nineteenth Amendment which officially granted women the right to vote...
AUGUST 20 - Senator Hutchison Explores West Texas’ Past and Present Wonders
Representing Texas is a great honor, and I never enjoy that privilege more than when I am traveling through the state and meeting with Texans. Each year, during the Senate’s summer recess, I make a special bus tour through a region of our state. This August, I traveled 850 miles through West Texas to Big Bend. I was reminded once again of the diversity and splendor of the Lone Star State.
AUGUST 19 - Sen. Hutchison Announces Formation of Senate Military Family Caucus
Today U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) announced the formation of the Senate Military Family Caucus, a bipartisan group of twenty senators that will focus on issues facing the families of active and veteran service men and women. U.S. Senators Barbara Boxer (D-CA) and Richard Burr (R-NC) will co-chair the caucus.
AUGUST 17 - Sen. Hutchison Statement on Secretary LaHood’s Proposal for Mandatory Seat Belts on New Buses
U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX) today released the following statement on U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s proposed requirement to equip all new commercial motor coaches with over the shoulder seat belts...
