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Kay Bailey Hutchison to resign this fall.
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| Last Edited | TX DEM Jul 29, 2009 12:08pm |
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| News Date | Wednesday, July 29, 2009 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison on Wednesday told WBAP's Mark Davis she plans to officially launch her bid for Texas governor in August. She added that she will step down from the U.S. Senate sometime in October or November to battle incumbent fellow Republican Governor Rick Perry.
Senator Hutchison said he wants to remain in the Senate long enough to fight against President Barack Obama's government healthcare plan and cap and trade.
"I'm trying to finish those things in a responsible way and then I'm coming home to try to give leadership to Texas," Hutchison said during a live interview on News Talk 820 WBAP.
She went on to say she, in effect, gave Governor Perry a free pass four years ago in deciding not to run for governor at that time.
"No one expected him to run again and I stepped back last time. I tried to give him a free ride with no primary but for him to try to stay on for fifteen years is too long," Hutchison stated.
During the interview with Davis, Hutchison said she plans next week to vote against the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor's nomination for U.S. Supreme Court Justice. |
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