Hutchison blasts Perry for meddling

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Hutchison blasts Perry for meddling
By MATTHEW WATKINS
matthew.watkins@theeagle.com


While speaking with The Eagle's editorial board, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison criticized current Gov. Rick Perry's "micromanaging" of Texas A&M University, alluding to rumors of Perry having had a hand in the resignation of former A&M president Elsa Murano.

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison chastised Gov. Rick Perry in an interview Wednesday for what she called his "egregious" micromanaging at Texas A&M University and pledged to strive to elevate the school to one of the elite public colleges in the United States, if elected.

"She has chosen to just criticize and not come up with any solutions," he said, adding that Perry supported a ballot initiative to increase the number of Tier 1 universities in Texas and has emphasized working with A&M to bring pharmaceutical industries to the state.
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Hutchison has been senator since 1993, but said she plans to resign from the seat whether she wins the March primary or not. She had previously indicated that she would step down earlier than that, but decided to stay while Congress grappled with proposed health care reform.
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Hutchison's time in Brazos County was brief. She met with supporters at Shipley's Donuts, and then boarded a plane after her interview for a lunch in Midland.