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Video: Hutchison Praises Colleagues

Outgoing U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, praised some of her fellow senators Wednesday in an emotional speech on the Senate floor. See video of the senior Texas senator's remarks.

by Todd Wiseman

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Outgoing U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, praised some of her fellow senators Wednesday in an emotional speech on the Senate floor. Below, see video of the senior Texas senator's remarks.

Editor's note: An earlier headline referred to this speech as a farewell address. Hutchison's speech was in response to remarks from a fellow senator.

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