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Amercia Can`t Afford Another Entitlement Program

Jennifer Naedler — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:00:00 GMT

Over the past year, Americans have said in every possible way – through letters, phone calls, and town hall meetings – that they do not want a government takeover of health care. Last week the president once again denied the American people the right to a clean start with health care reform, instead opting to push through his own agenda.

Last month the president said he did not want to get “too bogged down” in the numbers associated with health care costs. I would argue that we have no choice: Medicare is currently broke, Social Security is going broke and Medicaid is bankrupting not only the federal government, but also the states. The president’s plan does not fix these problems. Instead, it burdens the taxpayers with yet another entitlement program at a time when we can’t afford the entitlements we currently have.

After a year of debate, I appreciate the president’s adoption of a few, select Republican ideas. If this new proposal truly represents commonality, as the president claims, than surely there is no need to pass this bill under reconciliation. It should be able to garner bipartisan support like other major pieces of legislation that have passed Congress. I look forward to working with President Obama and my colleagues on common sense health care reforms that will lower costs for families and small businesses and expand access to affordable, high-quality care.

8-Mar-10 4:00 PM

$15 Billion in a Few Hours

Jennifer Naedler — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMT

Members of Congress and, more importantly, the American taxpayers have not had a chance to read the "jobs bill" and debate its implications.

Today, the House will vote on a $15 billion "jobs bill." Although it is scheduled to be voted on in a few hours, Members of Congress and, more importantly, the American taxpayers have not had a chance to read the bill and debate its implications.

Of course, this sort of behavior is not new. Several record spending bills were passed by the House last year without a chance for Members of Congress and the American people to read them. Last June, Rep. Brian Baird (D-WA) and I introduced H.Res. 554, a resolution requiring the House of Representatives to make bills and conference reports available online for 72 hours before they are considered by the House. This resolution will enhance public participation in our democracy and help restore the public trust in government by raising the level of openness, order and discourse. I urge the Speaker to give the American people at least the weekend to read this bill so Members can stop voting blind.

4-Mar-10 10:00 AM

America Can't Afford Another Entitlement Program

Jennifer Naedler — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:00:00 GMT

If this new proposal truly represents commonality, as the president claims, than surely there is no need to jam this bill through under reconciliation.

Over the past year, Americans have said in every possible way – through letters, phone calls, town hall meetings, and elections – that they do not want a government takeover of health care. Today, the president will once again deny the American people the right to a clean start with health care reform, instead opting to push through his own agenda.

Last week the president said he did not want to get “too bogged down” in the numbers associated with health care costs. I would argue that we have no choice: Medicare is currently broke, Social Security is going broke and Medicaid is bankrupting not only the federal government, but also the states. The president’s plan does not fix these problems. Instead, it burdens the taxpayers with yet another entitlement program at a time when we can’t afford the entitlements we currently have.

After a year of debate, I appreciate the president’s adoption of a few, select Republican ideas. If this new proposal truly represents commonality, as the president claims, than surely there is no need to jam this bill through under reconciliation. It should be able to garner bipartisan support like other major pieces of legislation that have passed Congress. I look forward to working with President Obama and my colleagues on common sense health care reforms that will lower costs for families and small businesses and expand access to affordable, high-quality care.

3-Mar-10 12:00 PM

Please offer this resolution at your precinct convention!

Jennifer Naedler — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:00:00 GMT

I am sending this eblast in the hope that you will attend your precinct convention at your polling place after the polls close, and to ask if you would please consider offering the following resolution for adoption by your precinct. I wrote this resolution to work with federal legislation I have authored to restore our individual freedom and State sovereignty under the long neglected 10th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. If you and your fellow precinct delegates adopt this resolution, and can help see that it is adopted again at the Senate District and State and National Conventions, it will strengthen our Party platform and the effectiveness of my legislation by making it difficult for the federal courts to overturn or interfere with our mutual intent: To get the federal government out of our lives and out of our pockets and truly let Texans run Texas.

The legal research, litigation, and legislative experience I gained first through my successful lawsuit to end federal Judge William Wayne Justice's 25 year rule over Texas prisons, and now through my work in Congress have convinced me that a resolution like this one adopted at the precinct level coupled with federal legislation designed to achieve the same purpose can create an impenetrable barrier protecting our personal freedom and the autonomous sovereign authority of our State government, as the Founders intended.

To understand why this will work, remember that our individual freedom and the independent sovereign authority of our State governments have been obliterated by federal statutes enacted by Congress and enforced by the Chief Executive and the Courts. What Congress has destroyed by statute can be restored by statute. Now is the ideal moment to push for new federal laws designed to restore freedom and State sovereignty.

Precinct, district, and state conventions are the closest modern analogy to the original Conventions that created the American Republic and the Republic of Texas, so I sincerely hope that you will offer this resolution at your precinct convention. It is important we get it adopted in as many precinct and district conventions as possible, and then press to win its adoption at the State convention.

Please send this email and the resolution to friends and family around Texas, as I am, and encourage them to help.

I am confident we can restore the individual freedom our Founders meant for us to have, and the prosperity they dreamed we would have, because fiscal conservatives are going to turn out in record numbers this year to vote. We must also be sure that the conservative candidate who earns our vote takes an iron clad oath, as I do every election, to keep their word to represent you as a true fiscal conservative and work relentlessly to cut spending and cut taxes to balance the budget and to honor the Constitution by getting the federal government out of our lives so that Texans will run Texas.

Thank you entrusting me to represent you in Congress, and for taking the time to consider my request.

Sincerely,

John Culberson

Member of Congress

Texas

Resolution Reserving Individual Rights and Autonomous State Sovereignty

Whereas the Federal Government has no authority beyond what the Constitution confers, and

Whereas Chief Justice John Marshall was the most zealous advocate among the founding generation of an all powerful Federal Government, and even he understood that the 10th Amendment and the Constitution reserved all powers not delegated to the Federal Government "to the States respectively, or to the People," and that it was self evident, as he told the Virginia Constitutional Ratification Convention in June of 1788 that "a power remains [with the people or the State] till it is given away," and

Whereas the Republic of Texas existed as a free and sovereign nation before it adopted the U.S. Constitution and became a State in 1845, and

Whereas the laws and Constitution of the Republic of Texas guaranteed the people of Texas individual rights and liberties, and guaranteed that the people of Texas "shall be secure in their persons, houses, papers and possessions," and that "every citizen shall have the right to bear arms in defense of himself and the Republic," (Constitution of the Republic of Texas, Declaration of Rights, March 17, 1836), and the laws of the Republic provided for public safety and security, and

Whereas the Constitution of the Republic of Texas guaranteed that "No person's particular services shall be demanded, nor property taken or applied to public use, unless by consent of himself or his representative, without just compensation," and

Whereas the U. S. Constitution also guarantees the People individual rights and freedoms, and does not delegate any authority to the Federal Government to control the health or safety of ourselves or our families nor any authority to require Americans to buy health insurance or to require health care professionals to perform or not perform health care services, and since these individual liberties were guaranteed to all Texans before we joined the Union by the Constitution of the Republic of Texas,

Therefore, be it resolved by the delegates to Precinct _______ Convention held on Texas Independence Day, March 2, 2010,

That we reaffirm the reservation of our undiminished absolute right to provide for the health and safety of ourselves and our families without any interference of any kind from the Federal Government,

That unless we voluntarily enroll in a Federal health care program, we do not consent to any Federal mandate that we buy health insurance, limit our health care choices or provide health care services, and

That we will work diligently to ensure that a new majority is elected this fall to Congress that is committed to the restoration of the Constitution's limits on the size, power, and cost of the Federal Government, and that will enact legislation designed to restore State sovereignty and individual rights and freedoms which predated the ratification of the Constitution

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1-Mar-10 5:00 PM

President Obama, Listen

Jennifer Naedler — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:00:00 GMT

The president’s latest plan for health care reform includes more spending, more taxes, and more government control – ideas the American people have repeatedly rejected. Unfortunately it seems that President Obama has not been listening. Yesterday the president said he wanted to sit down with Republicans and Democrats at a health care summit to discuss their ideas. All the president needed to do was listen to the millions of Americans who have said no to a government takeover of health care.

The president and Congressional Democrats should also listen to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) whose Director on Monday indicated he does not have the information necessary to provide adequate or timely estimates of the potentially enormous costs of the president’s plan. How can we have an honest discussion about a health care plan when no one knows how much it will cost? After the summit, Congressional Democrats indicated that they would like to ram a bill through by the end of March. I would urge these Members to postpone any floor action on another health care bill at least until CBO can provide a complete cost estimate for the legislation.

Sadly, the president isn’t even listening to himself. In 2005, when asked about the use of reconciliation to jam a bill through the Senate Barack Obama said, “[W]hat I worry about would be you essentially still have two chambers – the House and the Senate – but you have simply majoritarian, absolute power on either side. And that’s just not what the Founders intended.” Given that the American people have repeatedly said “no” to a government takeover of health care and the costs of this plan are unknown, I was disappointed the president failed to commit to not jamming a bill through the Senate under reconciliation. As the president previously noted, using reconciliation is a tacit acknowledgement that the bill lacks bipartisan support and not what our Founders intended.

I was pleased to see Members sit down together yesterday. Conservatives have repeatedly been shut out of the process and finally were given a chance to present our ideas to the president and Speaker Pelosi. I am confident that these fiscally conservative policies can lower health care costs without adding to our already unsustainable debt burden and raising taxes on Americans who are struggling from the recession.

26-Feb-10 11:00 AM

President Obama, Listen

Jennifer Naedler — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:00:00 GMT

President Obama should listen to the millions of Americans who have said no to a government takeover of health care.

The president’s latest plan for health care reform includes more spending, more taxes, and more government control – ideas the American people have repeatedly rejected. Unfortunately it seems that President Obama has not been listening. The president said he wants to sit down with Republicans and Democrats at today’s health care summit to discuss their ideas. First, President Obama should listen to the millions of Americans who have said no to a government takeover of health care.

The president and House Democrats should also listen to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) whose Director on Monday indicated he does not have the information necessary to provide adequate or timely estimates of the potentially enormous costs of the president’s plan. How can we have an honest discussion about a health care plan when no one knows how much it will cost? I would urge the House and Senate to postpone any floor action on a health care reform bill at least until CBO can provide a complete cost estimate for the legislation.

Sadly, the president isn’t even listening to himself. In 2005, when asked about the use of reconciliation to jam a bill through the Senate Barak Obama said, “[W]hat I worry about would be you essentially still have two chambers – the House and the Senate – but you have simply majoritarian, absolute power on either side. And that’s just not what the Founders intended.” Given that the American people have repeatedly said “no” to a government takeover of health care and the costs of this plan are unknown, I hope the president will commit today to not jamming the bill through the Senate under reconciliation. As the president previously noted, using reconciliation is a tacit acknowledgement that the bill lacks bipartisan support and not what our Founders intended.

I look forward to hearing from the president and my colleagues today. I am confident that we can lower health care costs without adding to our already unsustainable debt burden and raising taxes on Americans who are struggling from the recession.

25-Feb-10 8:00 AM

On the issues: 7th District candidate John Culberson

Jennifer Naedler — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:00:00 GMT

On the issues: 7th District candidate John Culberson

Texas on the Potomac has offered every candidate in contested congressional primaries an extensive opportunity to weigh in on their qualifications for office and their positions on the major issues facing the district.

We will print no more than two responses per day, allowing each candidate exclusive play on our web site. The candidates' comments will be published in the order in which they are received.

Today we hear from John Culberson:http://culberson.house.gov/

Why would you be the best candidate for the House seat?

Our nation is facing an urgent fiscal crisis. Today, the individual share of the national debt for every woman, man, and child in the U.S is $39,870. This debt is almost entirely comprised of new spending that our children and grandchildren will be forced to repay with interest. We simply must stop spending our children's future. As Thomas Jefferson prophetically observed, "Loading the nation with debt and leaving it for the following generations to pay is morally irresponsible."

The people of District Seven know they can count on my to keep my word to cut taxes, cut spending, and honor the Constitution. As a staunch fiscal conservative, I have consistently opposed spending increases regardless of who occupied the Oval Office and will continue to do so as long as I am in office. Common sense tells you that spending more to save more is not a logical or coherent fiscal policy. The federal government must learn to live within its means - just like American families. It's time to let Americans keep more of what they earn and for the government to spend less. I believe that by taking these steps, our economy will experience the growth and prosperity that have defined America for generations.

How would you describe your political philosophy?
As a fiscally conservative "Jeffersonian Republican," I am committed to Thomas Jefferson's vision of limited government, individual liberty, and states' rights. Simply put, I believe in "Letting Texans Run Texas."

What are the most important steps you would take to produce jobs in the district and the country?
President Obama and Speaker Pelosi told us the so-called "stimulus" package was intended to create jobs and keep the unemployment rate below 8%. A year later, unemployment stands at nearly 10%, we have record deficits, record spending levels, and our national debt currently stands at $12.3 trillion. We need to get serious about job creation by dramatically cutting income and payroll taxes, and removing barriers to industrial productivity and profitability. Texas has weathered the economic storm better than the rest of the country because of our low-tax, limited regulation business environment, and our model tort-reform laws.

What would you do to reduce or eliminate the federal deficit?
Our national debt currently stands at $12.3 trillion, which is a $3.7 trillion or 42% increase since the Democrats took over Congress in January 2007. In three years, Congressional Democrats have accumulated more federal debt than in our nation's first 200 years. Americans do not budget their personal finances this way and neither should the federal government. Instead of increasing our debt load, we should use repaid TARP funds and unspent stimulus money for deficit reduction. We should also amend House rules to require that any increase in the statutory debt limit be considered as a stand-alone bill and pass with a supermajority two-thirds vote.

What are your top priorities in fighting international terrorism?
The U.S. is currently engaged in a war with terrorists who seek to harm our country in hopes of disrupting our way of life. We must recommit to defeating this threat and isolating terrorist regimes. We must treat and try terrorists as enemy combatants - not U.S. citizens. Europeans may want us to try terrorists in U.S. courtrooms, but Americans do not. Terrorists who kill innocent people and do not abide by international law should not be housed on U.S. soil or granted the same rights as American citizens. I have cosponsored legislation to prevent your tax dollars from being used to move terrorists to the U.S.

Do you favor full funding for the Constellation program or should NASA use the money for other priorities?
President Obama's FY2011 budget for NASA puts our security and prosperity at risk by eliminating the U.S. human spaceflight program. The budget abandons Constellation, the program most key to maintaining our leadership role in space exploration. Constellation enables us to ferry crew to space safely and funds the development of a heavy-lift cargo vehicle, which is essential to carry out scientific missions in space. The president's cuts will delay our access to space for several years and make us dependent on Russia and China, who are racing ahead with their own human spaceflight programs, making America less competitive and yielding the high ground in space.

Do you favor comprehensive immigration reform? If not, what would you do to fix the broken immigration system?
Immigration reform starts with securing our borders. With bipartisan support, I have successfully pushed a zero tolerance program that is dramatically reducing crime and illegal immigration along our southern border. Under this strict enforcement policy, anyone caught crossing the border illegally is arrested, prosecuted, and jailed for up to six months. I helped to implement this program in the Laredo and Rio Grange Sectors and I am working to expand it from Brownsville to San Diego. We also need a sensible visa system that allows people who pass background checks to enter the country legally for a period of time.

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24-Feb-10 5:00 PM

One Year Later: Where Does America Stand?

Jennifer Naedler — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:00:00 GMT

One year after President Obama's stimulus package passed, we have higher unemployment, record high deficits and record high spending levels.

A year ago today, President Obama signed a $787 billion spending bill into law. This massive piece of legislation was crammed through Congress with zero transparency and was brought to a vote just 15 hours after being drafted in the dead of night – hardly enough time for anyone to read the bill. President Obama and Speaker Pelosi told us the so-called “stimulus” package was intended to create jobs and keep the unemployment rate below 8%. A year later, unemployment stands at nearly 10%, we have record high deficits, record high spending levels and our national debt currently stands at $12.3 trillion. Americans are demanding to know: Are we better off?

So here we are, one year later, and I join my fellow citizens in asking: Where are the jobs President Obama promised? It’s time to get serious about job creation by cutting income taxes and payroll taxes, and removing barriers to domestic productivity. Most importantly, we need to stop spending money we don’t have and leaving our children and grandchildren holding the bill.

This one year anniversary of the failed stimulus package is a fitting reminder of the liberal majority’s allegiance to deficit spending. Despite all the evidence to the contrary, they still seem to think that throwing money at a problem will make it go away.

17-Feb-10 9:00 AM

An Urgent Fiscal Crisis

Jennifer Naedler — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT

The United States is on a path to become Argentina.

Today Congressional Democrats are set to raise the debt limit again by $1.9 trillion to $14.3 trillion – roughly the size of the entire U.S. economy. This will be the largest one-time debt limit increase in history and the fifth increase in less than two years from the Democrats. If all this borrowing weren’t enough, President Obama’s budget would force Congress to raise the limit once again in just nine months.

The United States is facing an urgent fiscal crisis. Our national debt currently stands at $12.3 trillion, which is a $3.7 trillion or 42% increase since the Democrats took over Congress in January 2007. In three years Congressional Democrats have accumulated more federal debt than in our nation’s first 200 years. Yesterday, Moody’s Investors Service Inc said the U.S. government’s Aaa bond rating will be jeopardized unless strict measures are taken to reduce our budget deficits.

Americans across the country do not budget their finances this way and neither should the federal government. Congress has to start living within its means or we will end up like Argentina – fiscally insolvent. Instead of raising the debt limit and charging more on our credit card, we should use repaid TARP funds and unspent stimulus money for deficit reduction. We should also amend House rules to require that any increase in the statutory debt limit be considered as a stand-alone bill and pass with a supermajority two-thirds vote. I believe by taking these small steps, we can put our country back on a path to fiscal stability.

4-Feb-10 10:00 AM

More of the Same

Jennifer Naedler — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:00:00 GMT

Last week President Obama spoke of fiscal discipline and promised to pay “for what we spent on my watch.” He went on to note correctly that “if we don't take meaningful steps to rein in our debt, it could damage our markets, increase the cost of borrowing, and jeopardize our recovery -– all of which would have an even worse effect on our job growth and family incomes.” I was impressed and encouraged by the president’s remarks. Unfortunately, his actions did not match his words.

The president’s budget released today contains more spending, more taxes, and more debt. According to news sources, White House spokesman Dan Pfeiffer said yesterday that the White House would really like "to draw a line in the sand and enforce some discipline in the spending process.” If that is true, why is the Administration proposing a budget that more than doubles the debt, drives spending to a new record of $3.8 trillion in FY2011, pushes the deficit to a new record of $1.6 trillion in FY2010, and raises taxes by over $2 trillion through 2020?

Our nation is facing an urgent financial crisis. Today, the individual share of the national debt for every woman, man, and child in the U.S is $39,870. This debt is almost entirely comprised of new spending that our children and grandchildren will be forced to repay with interest. I believe it is time to stop spending our children’s future. As Thomas Jefferson prophetically observed, “Loading the nation with debt and leaving it for the following generations to pay is morally irresponsible.”

Elected officials in Washington must start doing what they say. If they promise to cut spending, then they need to cut spending. Common sense tells you that spending more to save more is not a logical fiscal policy. The president has said he will “continue to go through the budget, line by line, page by page, to eliminate programs that we can't afford and don't work.” As a member of the Appropriations Committee, I would urge the president to include Republicans in that process. Hopefully we can move beyond the rhetoric and achieve real savings for the American people.

1-Feb-10 9:00 AM

Administrator Bolden: What is the future of the manned space program?

noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:00:00 GMT

Tomorrow morning, Congressmen Frank Wolf (R-VA), John Culberson (R-TX), Pete Olson (R-TX), Rob Bishop (R-UT) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) will host a press conference calling on Administrator Bolden to explain how he plans to save the manned space program. In light of the many questions surrounding the president's budget request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Exploration Program, CongressmanFrank Wolf, Ranking Member on the Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee on Appropriations and Congressmen John Culberson, Pete Olson, Rob Bishop and Michael McCaul will call on NASA Administrator Charles Bolden to appoint a team of NASA experts to review how exploration spacecraft and launch vehicle development and testing may be maintained within the proposed budget request to ensure uninterrupted, independent U.S. human space flight access to the International Space Station and beyond. The team should report back within 30 days in order to provide the...

ANOTHER BAILOUT BAIT AND SWITCH

noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has announced plans to extend the $700 billion TARP program through next October. The bailout program has strayed wildly from its original purpose of providing short-term support and stability for the financial system. TARP was intended to address a crisis in our financial markets, and it was understood that American taxpayers would be repaid once the immediate crisis subsided.

I have pushed Secretary Geithner to unwind this program immediately and to dedicate all repaid funds to reducing the federal government’s record deficit. As recently as September, Secretary Geithner assured me that repaid TARP funds would be used for deficit reduction. Now the Obama Administration and the liberal leadership in Congress want to use TARP funds to pay for additional stimulus spending, while saddling us with more growth-stifling debt.

The United States currently faces an urgent fiscal crisis, and if we do not stop spending money, we risk moving further down an unrecoverable path. As a dedicated fiscal conservative, I will continue pressing to use TARP funds to pay down the $12.1 trillion national debt. I have signed a letter addressed to Speaker Pelosi urging her to use the TARP funds to pay down the debt instead of a revolving slush fund to promote the liberal agenda. The Republican alternative to the bill would simply end TARP and require that TARP funds go towards debt reduction.

House conservatives believe that the best way to stimulate the economy is to cut taxes and spending drastically. It is time to start trusting and empowering individual Americans instead of the federal government. It is time to let Americans keep more of what they earn and for the government to spend less. I believe that by taking these steps, our economy will experience the growth and prosperity that have defined America for generations.

AMERICANS DEMAND TRANSPARENCY FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS

noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Today the nonpartisan, nonprofit Sunlight Foundation honored Congressman Culberson and Congressman Brian Baird (D-WA) with the “Sunlight on the Hill Award” for their efforts to post legislation online at least 72 hours prior to a vote. The Sunlight Foundation also delivered the signatures of tens of thousands of Americans who support the resolution, H.Res.554, coauthored by Congressmen Culberson and Baird.

Ellen Miller, executive director and co-founder of the Sunlight Foundation praised the Congressmen saying “Congressmen Baird and Culberson are transparency trailblazers who are setting the standard for legislative transparency in the 21st century— recognizing that legislation is not truly public unless it is online. The Sunlight Foundation commends Congressmen Baird and Culberson for their leadership in introducing and promoting the passage of H. Res. 554, which would require the House to post all legislation online for at least 72 hours before debate. This resolution has bipartisan support in the House, but even more significantly, has received the endorsement of tens of thousands of Americans who have signed Sunlight’s petition at http://ReadTheBill.org, showing broad public support for this transparency measure.”

Congressman Culberson thanked the Sunlight Foundation for their support and their commitment to transparency. Congressman Culberson said, “These signatures are further evidence that the American people demand transparency from their elected officials. H.Res.544 will enhance public participation in our democracy and help restore the public trust in government by raising the level of openness, order and discourse. I will continue urging the Speaker to hold a vote on this important resolution.”

Taxpayers to pay for U.S. Trial and Detention of Terrorists

noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Today the House voted to approve the Homeland Security Appropriations Conference Report which allows Guantanamo detainees and other captured terrorists to be transferred onto U.S. soil for trial and detention – all at U.S. taxpayers’ expense. Previously the House and Senate voted overwhelmingly to oppose this provision. House Republicans offered a motion to prevent the transfer of these terrorists to the U.S., but the Democrat majority defeated it. Terrorists who kill innocent people and do not abide by international law should not be housed on U.S. soil and granted the same rights as American citizens. Our soldiers should be capturing and killing America’s sworn enemies on the battlefield, not reading Miranda Rights and collecting evidence for the terrorists to use in our courts. House Democrats support the idea of bringing terrorists onto U.S. soil as a way to honor the Constitution. I think bringing terrorists to the U.S. and affording them constitutional protections does...

America cannot afford to lose or retreat from Afghanistan

noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Earlier this year, President Obama demonstrated a clear understanding of the war in Afghanistan and the security risk it poses to our country. In March, the president said “if the Afghan government falls to the Taliban -- or allows al Qaeda to go unchallenged -- that country will again be a base for terrorists who want to kill as many of our people as they possibly can.” The president went on to lay out a strategy to deal with the “greatest threat to our people.”

Recent signals from the Obama White House appear to contradict the President’s remarks earlier this year. Vice President Biden has advocated scaling back forces in Afghanistan. Unless all the news accounts are wrong and the situation in Afghanistan is no longer the “greatest threat” to America, scaling back our troops is not the best course of action.

General Stanley McChrystal, the man President Obama hand-picked to run the war, was asked to provide a thorough review of the situation in Afghanistan. Gen. McChrystal has said he needs an additional 40,000 troops or the war could be lost, putting the United States in danger. We cannot afford to lose or retreat from Afghanistan. As the President Obama said in March, “We have a shared responsibility to act -- not because we seek to project power for its own sake, but because our own peace and security depends on it.”

Thank you for entrusting me to represent you in the United States Congress.

DEMOCRATS LEAVE DOOR OPEN FOR TERRORISTS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO U.S.

noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Today during the conference committee meeting on the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, House Democrats left the door open for terrorists to be transferred to U.S. soil and took deliberate steps to convert our soldiers into international policemen.

By removing the Senate language to keep detainees out of the United States, the liberal leadership has cleared the way for terrorists to be tried in U.S. courts and housed in U.S. detention facilities all at U.S. taxpayers’ expense. House Democrats, lead by Rep. Price (D-NC) and Rep. Farr (D-CA) welcomed the idea of bringing terrorists onto U.S. soil to as a way to honor the Constitution.

I am outraged by the committee’s actions today. Terrorists who kill innocent people and do not abide by international law should not be housed on U.S. soil and granted the same rights as American citizens. And U.S. soldiers should be capturing and killing America’s sworn enemies on the battlefield, not reading Miranda Rights and collecting evidence for the terrorists to use in our courts.

STATEMENT ON LATEST UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS

noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT

While the president has worked to assert control over the banking, auto, insurance, energy and health care industries, hardworking Americans continue to lose their jobs. Today, the Labor Department announced that hundreds of thousands more Americans are without employment. The president repeatedly claimed that he would “create or save jobs.” It is clear that his reckless spending and big government policies have failed.

Our nation is facing an urgent financial crisis that threatens our fiscal and economic stability. Our government is currently borrowing about 50 cents for every dollar we spend. Medicare is already paying out more in benefits than it collects and Social Security is expected to do the same in less than five years. Doug Elmendorf, Director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has warned that, “under current law, the federal budget is on an unsustainable path …”

I believe it is time to let Americans keep more of what they earn and for the government to spend less. It is time to start trusting and empowering individual Americans instead of the federal government. By taking these steps, our economy will see the growth and prosperity that have defined America for generations.

Culberson Calls for an Investigation into ACORN

noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Yesterday Conservatives ensured that not another dime of your hard earned tax dollars is spent on the corrupt community organization ACORN. By a margin of 345-75, the House voted to cut off all federal funding to ACORN. In addition to the vote, I was able to gain assurance from Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, that he would hold hearings investigating the indisputable criminal activity we have seen broadcast in the media and on the internet. You can view the text of the letter here. This week marked the 222nd anniversary of the signing our nation’s Constitution. Great advances have been made over these 222 years, but sadly, the America our founding fathers envisioned is not the country we live in today. In a letter to Joseph Cabal, Thomas Jefferson said the way to have good and safe government is not to trust it all to one, but to divide it among the many, distributing to every one exactly the functions he is competent to. He went on to caution,...

Historic Government Spending

noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

This week, annual federal spending surpassed the $3 trillion mark for the first time in our nation’s history. In July, the U.S. government spent more money - $332 billion – than in any other month in history. The current deficit for the year stands at $1.27 trillion – three times last year’s record of $459 billion. The individual share of this year's deficit for every American is $4,100 - by fall that share will approach $6,000. The national debt currently stands at $11.7 trillion, or $38,000 for every American. Americans for Tax Reform estimates that the cost of government this year will consume 61.34 percent of national income. Working men and women spend 224 days out of the year just meeting costs imposed by the government - a full 26 days longer than last year. Our nation is facing an urgent financial crisis that threatens our fiscal and economic stability. Our government is currently borrowing about 50 cents for every dollar we spend. Medicare is already paying out more in...

The Federal Government is on an Unstable Path

noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:00:00 GMT

After passing cap and trade legislation, which is likely to be the largest tax increase in American history, President Obama and some in Congress are now pushing a $1.5 trillion health care plan that I believe will raise taxes, ration care, and let government bureaucrats make decisions that I feel should be made by you and your doctors. The White House has said this health care reform is key to our fiscal future. I think every American would agree that more taxes, more spending, and more government intervention is not the answer. Last week, Doug Elmendorf, Director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said, Under current law, the federal budget is on an unsustainable path, because federal debt will continue to grow much faster than the economy over the long run. Although great uncertainty surrounds long-term fiscal projections, rising costs for health care and the aging of the population will cause federal spending to increase rapidly under any plausible scenario...

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Endorsements & Awards

Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:46:26 GMT

Congressman Culberson’s Endorsements and Awards 2007-2008 Americans for Legal Immigration PAC ~ Endorsed National Right to Life PAC ~ Endorsed NFIB’s SAFE Trust ~ Endorsed Texas Alliance for Life ~ Endorsed Texas Association of Realtors ~ Endorsed Texas Medical Association PAC ~ Endorsed Texas Home School Coalition PAC ~ Endorsed Texas Hospital Association (HOSPAC) ~ Endorsed U. S. Chamber of Commerce ~ Endorsed VFW Political Action Committee ~ Endorsed Young Conservatives of Texas ~ Endorsed Champion of Border Security ~ Awarded by the Southwestern Border Sheriff’s Coalition and Texas Border Sheriff’s Coalition Family Research Council Action's ~ True Blue Award Friend of Numismatics~ awarded by the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild True Blue Award from Family Research Council and Focus on the Family Water Advocates Award

Biography

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:27:44 GMT

John Culberson is the third Congressman to represent the Seventh District of Texas. The Texas Legislature created District Seven in 1965, and George H. W. Bush was elected as the first Congressman in 1966. Bill Archer succeeded him in 1970, and John Culberson was elected in 2000. John Culberson is a native Houstonian and a lifelong resident of District Seven. He and his wife, Belinda, were married in 1989, and they have a twelve year old daughter. The Culbersons are members of Memorial Drive United Methodist Church. Congressman Culberson grew up in West University Place, where he attended West University Elementary School. He graduated from Lamar High School, and went on to earn his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Southern Methodist University in Dallas in 1981. After college, he worked with his father, Jim Culberson, at his political consulting and advertising agency helping dozens of local and state Republican candidates win their races. He earned...

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Demographics

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:05:53 GMT

2000 Census Population Total State Population 20,851,820 Total Districts Required 32 Ideal District Population 651,619 Unassigned Population 0 Districts in Plan 32 Population ----- Deviation ----- Total Percent Plan Overall Range 1 0.00% Smallest District (1 651,619 1 0.00% Largest District (2 ) 651,620 1 0.00% Average (mean) 651,619 0 ...

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