John Culberson
January 20th, 2012
Today, the Supreme Court of the United States threw out the judge-drawn interim maps for voting districts in Texas, citing the lower-court judges should have been guided more by the maps drawn by the State Legislature.It is...
November 30th, 2011
My principal goal since Metro first proposed their transit solution plan in 2003 is to protect the taxpayers from an unrealistic expansion plan that would bankrupt Houston Metro and leave the taxpayers responsible for...
October 10th, 2011
House Republicans have taken another step to protect the American labor force. The passage of the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act will shield the cement industry from one of many onerous government regulations the Obama...
August 23rd, 2011
Last week, I spoke on ABC’s Top Line to discuss the economy and Governor Rick Perry’s Presidential bid.
August 4th, 2011
On Monday, I reluctantly supported the debt ceiling compromise for several important reasons. First, America will run out of money in early August, putting us at risk of a default. The ratings agencies have threatened to...
July 18th, 2011
As an original cosponsor of the Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011, I applaud our Republican leadership for bringing this urgent legislation to the House floor this week. This bill invokes a three step process to solve our...
June 14th, 2011
I returned last week from a trip to McAllen, Texas, which sits directly across the Rio Grande from Reynosa, Mexico. I spent my time talking with the mayor, Border Patrol agents, Texas Department of Public Safety agents,...
May 20th, 2011
In declaring his support for shifting Israeli-Palestinanian borders back to where they stood over 40 years ago, before the 1967 Arab-Israeli conflict, President Obama has turned his back on our greatest ally in the Middle...
May 2nd, 2011
Confirmation of Osama bin Laden’s death comes at a time when calls for freedom and liberty are sweeping the Arab world. His death represents the removal of a dying ideology and a victory for those who risks their lives every...
February 28th, 2011
Friday, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar was in Houston examining new technology while gasoline prices are rising and deepwater drilling permits pile up in his Washington office.Recent events in the Middle East have...
December 22nd, 2011
I issued the following statement on the Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act:This is not complicated. The House bill keeps everyone’s payroll taxes stable for one year. The Senate bill allows everyone’s taxes to...
October 28th, 2011
Right now, more than 13 million Americans are unemployed, and our country is in desperate need of job creation and economic development. If President Obama is serious about putting Americans back to work, he would look no...
September 18th, 2011
Thursday morning, members of the Tenth Amendment Task Force and I announced proposed legislation aiming to preserve states’ rights. To commemorate the 224th Anniversary of the signing of the Constitution, I have introduced...
August 17th, 2011
I have known Rick Perry since 1987 when we served in the Texas House together. I’ve always admired him as a dedicated conservative and for his devotion to his family and his faith. His principled leadership has carried...
July 29th, 2011
As Congress continues to navigate this urgent and complicated debt crisis, you can count on me to do the right thing for the right reasons and to approach every vote as a free market, constitutional conservative. I have...
July 5th, 2011
Recently I sent the following letter to Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki insisting that he fire Houston National Cemetery Director Arleen Ocasio immediately, and that he reopen the cemetery’s chapel and...
June 4th, 2011
On Thursday, Houston laid to rest one of its finest at the hands of an accused drunk driver and reputed MS-13 gang member who was in the country illegally. Early Monday morning, Officer Kevin Will, was struck and killed by...
May 13th, 2011
This week President Obama came to Texas to discuss border security. In advance of the visit, the White House has said “President Obama believes Democrats and Republicans should come together to tackle an issue that is...
April 25th, 2011
NASA Administrator Charles Bolden recently announced that Houston will not receive one of the retiring space shuttle orbiters. It is sad and unfortunate that politics played such an obvious role in what should have been a...
February 16th, 2011
As the debate over the budget begins, all sides must acknowledge one sad and inescapable fact: Every dollar Congress spends is borrowed money. More specifically, each of the $2.23 trillion dollars that the Treasury takes in...