senator okay kay bailey hutchin, who was on the commerce committee. senator at lexer in and i south unanimous con sent to get the bill passed because we thought we worked out the details, and do it prior to the recess. therefore we had to do it by unanimous concept. but there were five objections. holding the bill still. instead of retreating to party corners, and pointing fingers, we compromised, right on that center aisle, right there, next to senator collins. and we wandered up and down, add also money, took money off, took some billion dollars off. we removed a couple of programs that were absolutely necessary to satisfy kay bailey or lamar alexander, and we lad ourselves a $44 billion bill over five years on which we agreed. we didn't have to have a vote. senator hutchinson, and senator alexander, tenaciously worked to clear the holds. it was, madam president, absolutely beautiful. it was just beautiful. a $44 billion program to reinvigorate our nation, cerebrally and productively. we catapulted to success. reaching moments like those requires pe

senator kay bailey hutcheson , senator alexander. because they thought they worked out the details pretty well. and by unanimous consent for pro but instead of retreating to party corners to compromise in that center i'll write there. we wandered up and down. we had a little money some of you took the million dollars off for a move to the programs to satisfy kay bailey or lamar alexander. and had a $44 billion bill over five years we did not have to have a vote. day tenaciously worked. madam president it was absolutely beautiful. just beautiful. $44 billion program for our nation. together we passed the bill to catapult us to success. and it requires persistence to demand collaboration and trust and compromise. and it is so worth it. and driven by the process to create policy. it is blinding and intense and could be frustrating or heartbreaking. and there is no greater reward. we have to know who and what to fight for with their own personal views. we have to know and understand those and be ready to take a long time, much longer tha

senator kay bailey hutchison, who preceded john thune on the commerce committee, senator alexander, and i sought unanimous consent to get the bill passed because we thought we'd worked out the details pretty well. and do it prior to the recess. therefore we had to do it by unanimous consent. but there were five objections holding the bill still. instead of retreating to party corners, and pointing fingers, we compromised right on that center aisle right there next to senator collins, and we wandered up and down, we added a little money, took a little money off, mostly took a billion dollars off, we removed a couple of programs that weren't absolutely necessary to satisfy kay bailey or lamar alexander, and we had ourselves a $44 billion bill over five years on which we agreed. we didn't have to have a vote. senator hutchinson, senator alexandertain arabously worked to clear the holes. it was -- tenaciously worked to clear the holes. it was just beautiful. a $44 billion program to reinvigorate our nation cerbrally and productively. together together we passed a bill to catapult us to succ

today i spoke to former senator kay bailey hutchinson of texas. kay bailey and i had the privilege of being in the right place at the right time when this nation's human space program was at a crossroads. there was no direction. there was uncertainty and debate in the administration as to what direction it would take. and the task fell to senator hutchinson and me to try to give that direction with the passage of the nasa authorization act of 2010. that act has served as the template for the direction of nasa. it needs to be updated with other authorization bills because that was four years ago, and yet there are senators in this senate that have prevented us when there is no other objection from getting unanimous consent to pass the nasa authorization update. but there's a safety valve. and the safety valve is the senator from maryland and the senator from alabama. as they have taken the template of the 2010 nasa authorization bill and flesh it out, put flesh on the bones of the structure each year, including this bill. i will speak at length at

senators john cornyn and kay bailey hutchison at that time of texas backed her for that post. she's been endorsed by the law enforcement community including the major city chiefs association president and the philadelphia police department police commissioner charles ramsey. she is an effective, qualified, competent, outstanding united states attorney. in fact, the senior senator from texas, my friend, senator cornyn, has praised her as being tough, smart and fiercely independent. now she is being denied confirmation for that same toughness, intelligence and independence. why? because surprise of all surprises, she happens -- she happens to agree with the policies of the president who nominated her. just as attorney general herbert brownum agreed with president eisenhower in 1956 when he paroled foreign-born orphans into the united states for adoption. just as attorney general edward levy agreed with president ford in 1976 when he granted extended voluntary departure to lebanese citizens. just as ed meese agreed with ronald reagan in july 1987 when he shield nicaraguan refugee

i along with former senator kay bailey hutchinson was proud to support her nomination for that important job. in her role as united states attorney and previously as a line prosecutor, sarah saldana has fought public corruption. she's fought organized crime, sex traffickers and other dangerous criminals. she's also prosecuted numerous high profile public construction cases including the very publicized corruption trial that resulted in the ickes of the former dallas mayor pro tem, don hill, and the ongoing case against dallas county commissioner john wylie price, both members of her political party which put her in some disfavor, you may imagine, in democratic political circles. but something which demonstrated to me that she was a person of courage and conviction and she believed in enforcing the law beyond just purely deferring to personal political interests. so throughout her career she's developed an outstanding reputation and based on her qualifications alone, we would be hard pressed to find a person better suited for the job at immigration and customs enforcement than sarah salda

senator kay bailey hutchison, who preceded john thune on the commerce committee, senator alexander, and i sought unanimous consent to get the bill passed because we thought we'd worked out the details pretty well. and do it prior to the recess. therefore we had to do it by unanimous consent. but there were five objections holding the bill still. instead of retreating to party corners, and pointing fingers, we compromised right on that center aisle right there next to senator collins, and we wandered up and down, we added a little money, took a little money off, mostly took a billion dollars off, we removed a couple of programs that weren't absolutely necessary to satisfy kay bailey or lamar alexander, and we had ourselves a $44 billion bill over five years on which we agreed. we didn't have to have a vote. senator hutchinson, senator alexandertain arabously worked to clear the holes. it was -- tenaciously worked to clear the holes. it was just beautiful. a $44 billion program to reinvigorate our nation cerbrally and productively. together together we passed a bill to catapult us to succ