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Kay Bailey Hutchison

Kay Bailey Hutchison

Kay Bailey Hutchison, initially elected to the U.S. Senate in 1993, did not seek re-election in 2012. She ran for governor in 2010, losing the Republican nomination to incumbent Rick Perry.

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Latest Fact-Checks By Kay Bailey Hutchison

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Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on December 19, 2012 a speech on the Senate floor.:
Says the Senate will have a record number of female senators in 2013.  
True
By W. Gardner Selby • December 19, 2012
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on December 12, 2011 an interview on CNN’s ‘Out Front’:
Says taking millionaires off food stamps and unemployment would save $20 million.
Mostly True
By Sue Owen • January 6, 2012
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on June 29, 2011 an interview with CNBC:
"The only growth sector that we’ve had in the last two years in America is government growth."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • July 22, 2011
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on November 22, 2010 an op-ed piece.:
Says that "on average, Democratic congressional districts received 81 percent more stimulus funds than Republican districts."
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • December 21, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on November 16, 2010 a statement:
On an earmark moratorium.
Full Flop
By Ciara O'Rourke • November 26, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on April 24, 2010 a radio address:
Says the American public "overwhelmingly opposed" Democratic-steered health care plan.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • April 30, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on April 3, 2010 a press release.:
"If the space-shuttle program is terminated, Russia and China will be the only nations ...with the capability to launch humans into space."
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • April 22, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on February 24, 2010 a radio ad:
Gov. Rick Perry "spent over a million dollars on D.C. lobbyists asking for more federal money and lives in a luxury house that costs taxpayers $10,000 a month."
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • March 1, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on February 12, 2010 a television ad:
Says one in three Texas children drop out of high school.
Half-True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 25, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on February 7, 2010 a video:
"Taxpayers even footed the bill for Perry’s trip to a bachelor party in Las Vegas."
Mostly False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • February 11, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on February 4, 2010 A TV advertisement:
  Uses headlines to portray Gov. Rick Perry as beholden to special interests.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 4, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on January 14, 2010 a debate.:
"The State of Texas does not even use the E-Verify system to determine if someone is legally in our country when they apply for a job."
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 1, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on January 14, 2010 a debate.:
"We have over 300 state agencies. Forty-five of those agencies are related to health care."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 25, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on January 14, 2010 in a Republican gubernatorial debate:
"The largest tax increase that we have ever had in our state is yours – it is the business margins tax that you signed, governor."
False
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 22, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on November 19, 2009 a TV ad:
Health care reform: "Everything about it is going to raise costs, raise taxes and lower the quality of health care."
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 20, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on January 14, 2010 the Jan. 14 GOP gubernatorial debate:
Says Gov. Rick Perry was for Wall Street bailout before he was against it.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • January 16, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on January 14, 2010 a debate.:
"We definitely lost way more jobs in Texas this year than we gained — we lost 300,000 jobs in Texas alone this year."
True
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 15, 2010
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Kay Bailey Hutchison
stated on December 2, 2009 a campaign video:
Says she has "quadrupled agents to secure our border."
Mostly False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 12, 2010
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Latest Fact-Checks About Kay Bailey Hutchison

Karl Rove
Karl Rove
stated on March 9, 2010 his autobiography:
"Kay Bailey Hutchison was elected state treasurer, succeeding Ann Richards. Democrats then abolished the position ... Hutchison later became a U.S. senator."
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By W. Gardner Selby • March 19, 2010
Linda Curtis
Linda Curtis
stated on March 4, 2010 a Web post:
Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's "concession speech came with less than 20 percent of the precincts having been counted."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 15, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on February 5, 2010 an online ad:
Says Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "took 154 private flights all funded by taxpayers" though "commercial flights were readily available at a fraction of the cost."
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • February 10, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 14, 2010 a Republican gubernatorial debate:
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison "voted to continue Roe v. Wade."
Mostly True
By Meghan Ashford-Grooms • January 27, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on January 14, 2010 a debate.:
Says Kay Bailey Hutchison voted for sanctuary cities.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • January 15, 2010
Rick Perry
Rick Perry
stated on December 20, 2009 in a press release:
"Sen. Hutchison abandoned Republicans and stood with Democrats to ensure health care legislation would pass quickly."
Pants on Fire!
By W. Gardner Selby • January 13, 2010
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