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" The traditional role of the Senate has been to be the adult in the room. "

Kay Bailey Hutchison

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" The important thing is that we recognize our President's leadership, that he is not saying: I am going to walk away from this. He is saying: I am going to do the right thing. "

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" Saying you're from Texas makes you kind of proud. "

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" In my opinion governors don't make the best presidents. That's my opinion and it's because they don't have the foreign policy experience and they have to learn on the job. "

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" Congress suffers a great deal of criticism for its partisan acrimony. But while we may disagree politically, and air our opposition in this chamber, it is the conversation behind the scenes that cements and defines our relationships. "

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" Texans should not be taxed on our taxes. "

Kay Bailey Hutchison

" I have long believed taxpayers make better use of their money than the government ever could. "

Kay Bailey Hutchison

" I think when you've been in office for a long time, you have a record, and that record is fair game. "

Kay Bailey Hutchison

" My dad was a workaholic. I saw him work seven days a week. "

Kay Bailey Hutchison

" I am proud of the President's leadership. I am proud to support him in saying: Yes, we are going to do what is necessary now when it is less painful and less expensive. "

Kay Bailey Hutchison

" People can't imagine an enemy that would cut someone's head off before a video camera and spread it out across the world. But that has happened with the kind of enemy we are now facing. "

Kay Bailey Hutchison

" I do think women generally are more humble. "

Kay Bailey Hutchison

" I want to thank the people of Texas for asking me to represent them in Washington. "

Kay Bailey Hutchison

" I grew up in a time when many people believed that men and women should not always be treated equally. "

Kay Bailey Hutchison

" We are battling fanatics who kidnap and behead civilians and shoot fleeing children in the back. There can be no dialogue with such people, and the American people understand this. "

Kay Bailey Hutchison

" I am not a moderate. I am a conservative. I'm a fix-it conservative. "

Kay Bailey Hutchison

" Cheerleading gave me a love of sports, which I brought to the Senate. I can talk to the good ol' boys about college sports because I follow it like they do. "

Kay Bailey Hutchison

" I have always been able to rise above the expectations. "

Kay Bailey Hutchison

" We can be proud of our record as an international beacon of liberty. From fostering democracies in Eastern Europe to the stabilization of Iraq and Afghanistan, we have been true to that calling and helped spread freedom to oppressed peoples everywhere. "

Kay Bailey Hutchison

" There are elections in which everyone knows that 'the people have spoken' but they don't always know exactly what the people have said. This November's election was different. Not only did the people speak, they spoke clearly. "

Kay Bailey Hutchison

" When it comes to dividing Americans on the basis of their gender, I know a little something about the subject. "

Kay Bailey Hutchison

" Our country also hungers for leadership to ensure the long-term survival of our Social Security system. With 70 million baby boomers in this country on the verge of retirement, we need to take action to shore up the system. "

Kay Bailey Hutchison

" Well, I think that it's clear that the Republican Party is a pro-life party. And we do value life. And we do believe that the unborn have a right to life. "

Kay Bailey Hutchison

" We cannot afford to lose the Medicaid funding for low-income women. "

Kay Bailey Hutchison

" When I became the first woman to represent the state of Texas in the United State Senate, it was with the help of a lot of women - and a large number of men, too. "

Kay Bailey Hutchison

" I just don't see anonymous sources as fair against a candidate. I think if someone has a real concern, they should come out and say it. "

Kay Bailey Hutchison