Honorable Kay Bailey Hutchison
United States Senator, Texas, Republican
Senator Hutchison was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 1993. She served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1972 to 1976 and as Texas Treasurer from 1990 to 1993. She sits on the following committees: Appropriations; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Rules and Administration; and Veterans’ Affairs. The following is from the January 24, 2008, Senate floor debate on S. 2248, the FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) Amendments Act. I rise today to support this bill. It is essential that we do so to protect our country. I was proud to join my colleagues last August in passing the…