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January 2009

01.28.09Sen. Hutchison Introduces Border Law Enforcement Legislation
01.21.09Sen. Hutchison’s Ban on Tolling Federal Highways Supported by Transportation Secretary Nominee LaHood
01.15.09Sen. Hutchison, Rep. Brady Introduce Bill to Prevent Cell Phone Use in Prison
01.14.09Sen. Hutchison Highlights Claims Processing, Medical Records, Research at VA Nominee Hearing
01.12.09Sens. Hutchison, Bingaman Renew Effort to Enact Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act
01.12.09Sen. Hutchison Announces Major Expansion of South Texas VA Health Center in Harlingen
01.08.09Sen. Hutchison Recognizes 2009 O’Donnell Award Recipients
01.06.09Sen. Hutchison Issues a Statement on Israel
01.06.09Sen. Hutchison Announces $219 Million for Hurricane Recovery from HHS
01.06.09Sen. Hutchison Files Two Bills to Provide Tax Relief

December 2008

12.31.08Senator Hutchison Applauds Recommendations in NASA’s Crew Survivability Assessment Report
12.19.08Statement by Sen. Hutchison on Dr. Cigarroa Being Named the Sole Finalist for UT Chancellor

November 2008

11.25.08Sens. Hutchison, Cornyn on 100% Reimbursement for Debris Removal for Hurricane Ike for Additional Six Months
11.24.08Sen. Hutchison Praises VA Report on Gulf War Illness
11.19.08Sen. Hutchison Congratulates Arlington, Houston for Being Awarded Future Final Fours
11.13.08Senators Feinstein and Hutchison Condemn the Harsh and Unjust Sentencing of Democracy Activists in Burma; Renew Calls for the Release of Aung San Suu Kyi and all Political Prisoners

October 2008

10.23.08Sen. Hutchison Announces $96.4 Million for Texas Road and Highway Repairs Due to Natural Disasters
10.23.08Sen. Hutchison, Sen. Cornyn, and Entire Texas Congressional Delegation Urge DHS to Award NBAF Facility to Texas
10.20.08Sens. Hutchison, Cornyn Announce Application Process for U.S. District Judge in the Southern and Western Districts of Texas
10.08.08Sens. Hutchison, Cornyn Announce 100 Percent Reimbursement Extension for Debris Removal
10.01.08Sen. Hutchison Praises Congressional Passage of Rail Safety Bill

September 2008

09.29.08Senate Passes Comprehensive TB Elimination Act
09.27.08Congress Approves FY 2009 Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Spending Bill
09.27.08Sen. Hutchison: Hurricane Ike Funding Passes Congress
09.27.08Sen. Hutchison Issues a Statement on the Passing of Ray Miller
09.26.08Sen. Hutchison: “Taxpayers must be Protected in Bailout”
09.26.08Sen. Hutchison Announces Senate Passage of NASA Reauthorization Bill
09.26.08Sen. Hutchison Announces Passage of Legislation to Protect Children from Internet Predators
09.25.08Sen. Hutchison: Democrats Block DC Gun Ban Bill
09.24.08Sen. Hutchison Announces $22.8 Billion Overall Disaster Package
09.23.08Sen. Hutchison: Senate Passes Tax Relief Bill with Sales Tax Deduction and Disaster Tax Credits
09.23.08Sen. Hutchison Breaks Log Jam to Provide Temporary Housing for Texans Displaced by Hurricane Ike
09.18.08Sen. Hutchison: Over $600 Million in Tax Benefits for Texas Recovery from Hurricane Ike in Tax Extenders Bill
09.18.08Sen. Hutchison Asks Reid to Bring House-Passed DC Gun Ban Bill for a Vote before End of 110th Congress
09.18.08Sen. Hutchison Calls for Congress to Pass Bus Safety Legislation at Senate Hearing, Press Conference
09.16.08Sen. Hutchison Convenes “Team Texas” to Coordinate Federal Funding for Hurricane Ike Recovery before Congress Adjourns
09.15.08Sen. Hutchison Asks White House to Extend Duration of Federal Cost Share for Debris Removal
09.15.08Sens. Hutchison, Cornyn Urge President Bush to Include 11 Additional Counties in Disaster Declaration for Hurricane Ike
09.11.08Sen. Hutchison: Senate-Passed Highway Trust Fund Fix will Provide Over $600 Million for Texas
09.10.08Sen. Hutchison, Six Gulf Coast Senators Urge “Gang of 10” to Drop Proposed Severance Tax
09.10.08Sen. Hutchison Announces VA Debt Eliminated for Service Members Killed in Combat
09.09.08Sens. Hutchison, Cornyn Urge President Bush to Announce Disaster Declaration for Texas Counties Threatened by Hurricane Ike

August 2008

08.22.08Sens. Hutchison, Cornyn Urge President To Expedite Federal Assistance To Starr And Wichita Counties
08.13.08Sen. Hutchison Attends Groundbreaking for New Valero Refinery Expansion
08.13.08Sen. Hutchison Delivers Remarks at Liberty-Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce Reception
08.13.08Sen. Hutchison Honored with “Best in Congress” Award for Supporting Families in Legislation and Office Policies
08.13.08Sen. Hutchison Announces $2.45 Million to Aid Workers Dislocated by Hurricane Dolly
08.13.08Sen. Hutchison Tours Birding Site and Delivers Remarks on Coastal Conservation in High Island
08.13.08Sen. Hutchison Honored at Mary Moody Northen Foundation Breakfast in Galveston
08.12.08Sen. Hutchison Helps Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Mainland Medical Center Hospital Auxiliary
08.12.08Sen. Hutchison Gives Legislative Update At Brazosport Area Chamber of Commerce Event
08.12.08Sen. Hutchison Delivers Remarks at South Texas Project Nuclear Training Facility
08.12.08Sen. Hutchison Gives Legislative Update At Port Lavaca Chamber of Commerce Coffee
08.12.08Sen. Hutchison Gives Legislative Update At Victoria Chamber of Commerce Coffee
08.11.08Sens. Hutchison, Brown Urge Passage of Bus Safety Bill
08.11.08Sen. Hutchison Attends 20th Anniversary of the Texas Maritime Museum in Rockport
08.11.08Sen. Hutchison Gives Legislative Update at Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce Event<
08.11.08Sen. Hutchison Gives Legislative Update at Kingsville Chamber of Commerce Luncheon
08.11.08Sen. Hutchison Gives Legislative Update at Raymondville Chamber of Commerce Coffee
08.11.08Sen. Hutchison Gives Legislative Update at Harlingen Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Breakfast
08.11.08Sen. Hutchison Embarks on Three Day, 16 Stop, 600 Mile Bus Tour to Meet with Gulf Coast Texans
08.01.08Sen. Hutchison’s DTV Border Bill Unanimously Passes Senate (Español)

July 2008

07.31.08Senate Passes Higher Education Reauthorization Bill (Español)
07.31.08Sen. Hutchison: Senate-Passed CPSC Bill Will Protect Consumers
07.31.08Sen. Hutchison Announces Emergency Haying and Grazing CRP for Three Texas Counties -- Grazing Approved for Castro County, Haying Approved for Lipscomb, Randall Counties
07.30.08Sen. Hutchison Issues a Statement on the Passing of Ambassador Anne Armstrong
07.28.08Sen. Hutchison Votes against Expensive Housing Bailout
07.25.08Sen. Hutchison Announces $123 Million in DHS Preparedness Grants
07.24.08Sen. Hutchison Named “Most Influential Woman” At 2008 Women in Business Awards Luncheon
07.23.08Sens. Hutchison, Cornyn Urge President Bush to Announce Disaster Declaration for Texas Counties Hit by Hurricane Dolly
07.23.08Sen. Hutchison Hosts Signing of Agreement between NASA and USDA
07.22.08Sens. Hutchison, Bond Decry Democrat Refusal to Lower Gas Prices
07.21.08Sen. Hutchison Introduces $500 Million Border Law Enforcement Legislation
07.17.08Sen. Hutchison Secures Full Funding for U.S. Missile Defense at Czech Site
07.17.08Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2009 Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Spending Bill
07.16.08Sen. Hutchison: PEPFAR Bill Too Expensive in Current Economy
07.14.08Senators Hutchison and Bond: “Time for Congress to End Moratorium on Offshore Drilling”
07.12.08Sen. Hutchison Releases a Statement on Dr. Michael DeBakey
07.12.08Sen. Hutchison Releases a Statement on Tony Snow
07.10.08Sen. Hutchison Secures $10 Million for San Antonio River Project
07.10.08Sen. Hutchison Extends Texas Toll Moratorium through 2009
07.09.08Sen. Hutchison Issues a Statement on Medicare
07.07.08Sen. Hutchison: Refiners Tax Credit to Become Reality

June 2008

06.30.08Sen. Hutchison on the Passing of Collin County Commissioner Jack Hatchell
06.26.08Senate Passes Key Veterans Provisions in Supplemental
06.26.08Sen. Hutchison Announces Five New Veteran Outpatient Clinics Across Texas
06.26.08Sen. Hutchison: Supreme Court Decision a “Major Victory” for Individual Rights
06.23.08Sen. Hutchison Announces Over $1.7 Million in Cancer Research Funding
06.19.08Sen. Hutchison Secures $3.4 Million for Eight Texas Projects
06.19.08Sen. Hutchison Secures $25 Million for Galveston and A&M Projects
06.18.08Sen. Hutchison Releases a Statement on Increasing Domestic Energy
06.11.08Sen. Hutchison: TxDOT Decision to Pursue I-69 through Existing Right-of-Way a “Major Victory”
06.10.08Sen. Hutchison Strongly Opposes Democratic “No Energy” Bill

May 2008

05.29.08Sen. Hutchison Announces $26 Million in Funding for UT Health Science Center at San Antonio
05.28.08Sen. Hutchison Urges Refinery Expansion to Help Alleviate Gas Prices
05.27.08Sen. Hutchison Supports Lone Star Army Ammunition Redevelopment Plant
05.23.08Sen. Hutchison Announces Austin-Area High School Senior As First-Ever Scholastic Addiction Science Award Winner
05.23.08Legislation Sen. Hutchison Supports to Protect Americans From Internet Predators Passes Senate
05.22.08Senate Passes Emergency Supplemental Bill with $100 Million for Border Law Enforcement
05.20.08Sen. Hutchison Issues a Statement on Sen. Kennedy
05.19.08Sen. Hutchison: “Freeze Ethanol Mandate”
05.16.08Sen. Hutchison Commends Energy Department Decision to Halt Deposits to Strategic Petroleum Reserve
05.15.08Sen. Hutchison Adds $200 Million for NASA Return to Flight
05.15.08Sen. Hutchison: Measure to Forgive Debt of Troops Killed in Combat Passes Key Committee
05.15.08Sen. Hutchison Successfully Boosts Border Law Enforcement Funding by $100 Million
05.13.08Sen. Hutchison Supports Halting Deposits to Strategic Petroleum Reserve
05.08.08Sen. Hutchison Calls on Key Senate Committee to Partner with Her In Addressing Short-Comings in Cancer Research and Treatment
05.06.08Sen. Hutchison Disappointed Senate Could Not Pass a “Clean” FAA Bill
05.02.08Sens. Hutchison, McCain Urge Ethanol Mandate Relief from EPA
05.02.08Sen. Hutchison Presses VA on Quality of Care for Mental Health Patients at North Texas VA Medical Center
05.01.08Sen. Hutchison, Senate Republicans Unveil Plan to Increase Domestic Fuel Production
05.01.08Sen. Hutchison Applauds Legislation Expanding Access to Student Loans
05.01.08Sen. Hutchison Co-Sponsors Enhancement of Recruitment Retention, and Readjustment through Education Act

April 2008

04.29.08Senate Confirms Becky Gregory as New U.S. Attorney for Eastern District Of Texas
04.29.08Sen. Hutchison: “Immediately Halt Deposits in the Strategic Oil Preserve”
04.28.08Sen. Hutchison Issues a Statement on Continental Airlines Announcement
04.24.08Sen. Hutchison: DTV Border Bill Clears Key Committee
04.23.08Sen. Hutchison, President Bush, Congressional Leaders Present Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. DeBakey
04.22.08Sen. Hutchison Opposes Increase in Federal Gas Tax, Tolling of Existing Lanes Proposed in Federal Government Report
04.21.08Sen. Hutchison Introduces Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act
04.18.08Sen. Hutchison, President Bush, Congressional Leaders to Present Congressional Gold Medal to Dr. DeBakey
04.17.08Senate Modifies Transportation Bill, Expedites $15 Million for Galveston Bridge Project
04.10.08Sen. Hutchison Announces Catharina Haynes Approved by Senate for 5th Circuit Court of Appeals
04.10.08Senate Passes Columbia Space Shuttle Memorial Legislation
04.10.08Sen. Hutchison Asks VA Secretary about El Paso Outpatient Facility
04.08.08Sen. Hutchison Expresses Concern over Digital TV Transition for Border Consumers in Texas
04.03.08Sen. Hutchison Supports Earmark Reform Recommendations
04.01.08Sen. Hutchison: Hidalgo County Levee Moving Forward

March 2008

03.18.08Statement by Sen. Hutchison on the DC Gun Ban Case Before the Supreme Court
03.18.08Sen. Hutchison: DOD Awards UT Health Science Center-Houston $33 Million for Traumatic Brain Injury Research
03.06.08Sen. Hutchison Votes for Major Improvements to Consumer Product Safety Laws

February 2008

02.27.08Sen. Hutchison: “We have lost the Father of the Modern Conservative Movement”
02.27.08Sen. Hutchison Named Chairman of the Board of Visitors at West Point
02.26.08Sen. Hutchison Brings Together Houston METRO, Congressional Delegation, Local Officials, FTA in Washington
02.25.08Sen. Hutchison Completes Congressional Delegation Trip to Pakistan, Iraq, and Afghanistan
02.20.08Sen. Hutchison Commends Space Shuttle Atlantis for “Successful Mission”
02.13.08Senator Hutchison Applauds Passage of Child Automotive Safety Bill
02.13.08Sen. Hutchison Releases a Statement on Extension of FAA Reauthorization
02.12.08Senator Hutchison Applauds Renewal of Intelligence Legislation
02.07.08Sen. Hutchison: Bipartisan Agreement Reached on Economic Stimulus Package
02.07.08Sen. Hutchison Announces $115 Million in Immediate Funding for Projects at Texas Veterans’ Facilities
02.07.08Sen. Hutchison Defends 2nd Amendment Rights in Heritage Foundation Speech
02.06.08Sen. Hutchison Applauds Senate Passage of Improvements to Major Consumer Protection Law
02.04.08Sen. Hutchison Releases a Statement on the FY09 Budget
02.01.08Sen. Hutchison Issues a Statement on the Five Year Anniversary of the Space Shuttle Columbia Tragedy
02.01.08Sen. Hutchison Announces Over $5.2 Million in Funding for Flood Prevention in Comal County

January 2008

01.31.08Sen. Hutchison Meets with DHS Secretary Chertoff on Levee Funding
01.30.08Sen. Hutchison asks President to Fund Levee Fence along Rio Grande
01.30.08Sen. Hutchison Files Montgomery G.I. Bill Educational Assistance Transferability Act
01.28.08Sen. Hutchison Releases a Statement on the State of the Union Address
01.28.08Sen. Hutchison Releases a Statement on the Passing of Former Houston Mayor Louie Welch
01.28.08Sen. Hutchison Announces Nearly $100,000 in Funding for Health Education Center in San Antonio
01.23.08Sen. Hutchison: “Baylor College of Medicine to be First in Texas with NIH Research Center for Diabetes”
01.23.08Sen. Hutchison Announces Over $400,000 In Research Funding for UT Austin
01.22.08Sen. Hutchison Introduces Bill to Forgive Debt of Servicemen and Women Killed in Combat
01.18.08Sen. Hutchison Announces Over $2.1 Million in Funding for Tornado Shelters in East Texas
01.16.08Texas Students Selected for United States Senate Youth Program
01.11.08Sen. Hutchison's Border Fence Amendment: Myth V. Fact
01.10.08Sen. Hutchison Recognizes 2008 O’Donnell Award Recipients

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