Hutchison Leaves Resignation Date Open
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says some people are suggesting that she remain in the Senate and not step down, as she said she would do, for her run for governor.
Hutchison said Tuesday on Dallas-Fort Worth radio station WBAP that she’s not sure what she’ll do. She said she wants to remain in the Senate long enough to fight President Barack Obama’s health care proposal.
She’s also battling Gov. Rick Perry in the March GOP primary.
In July, Hutchison said she would leave the Senate in the “time frame” of October or November. She has never given a specific date.
Perry spokesman Mark Miner said Hutchison is putting her own political interests ahead of Texas by continuing to waffle on whether and when she will resign.
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