[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 53 (Wednesday, April 2, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H2812]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                REMEMBERING RAY HUTCHISON--A TEXAS ICON

  (Mr. BURGESS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember Ray Hutchison, 
husband to our colleague, former Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, a great 
Texan and an even better friend.
  Through his work in developing nearly every public works project in 
our area in the past 50 years, Ray Hutchison is leaving a lasting mark 
on the north Texas community. He was a driving force in creating the 
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, one of the largest airports in 
the country today, as well as developing the Dallas Area Rapid Transit 
system. He also contributed to several professional sporting facilities 
in the area. We can thank Ray Hutchison for moving the Washington 
Senators to Arlington in the early 1970s, giving us our beloved team, 
the Texas Rangers.
  Ray's selflessness and abundant accomplishments are too great to list 
in just 1 minute, but I am proud to have known him. On behalf of the 
Texas delegation, I offer my sincerest condolences to former Senator 
Hutchison and to her children, Bailey and Houston.

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