John Culberson: “The reason you can't buy a house or a business with a 1- or 2-page contract is all the detail in that big, thick stack…”

“The reason you can't buy a house or a business with a 1- or 2-page contract is all the detail in that big, thick stack of documents ensures that both parties are going to perform and do exactly as promised in the contract. The same is true of this appropriations bill. The Founders understood the power of the purse was the most important and powerful check and balance in the Constitution. I am proud to support this legislation because the detail in this bill will help ensure that the agencies that are responsible for spending our taxpayers' hard-earned and very precious tax dollars have to perform according to the detail in this bill. My portion of the bill--the Commerce, Justice, Science portion--is responsible for funding our Nation's law enforcement officers. Now that we have a President who will enforce the law, we ensure that our men and women in uniform who protect us have the resources they need in this bill. We funded the FBI with an additional $277 million to help those men and women fight terrorism, espionage, and cybercrime. The DEA, the Marshals Service, and the U.S. Attorneys all get increases to ensure our communities are made safer by combating gangs, drug trafficking, and violent crime. We make sure in this bill to fully fund opioid abuse programs to reduce this terrible plague that is now sweeping across our Nation.…”