John Culberson: “Is my colleague from Texas aware that this provision strips the Texas Legislature and the people of Texas of the power…”

It is my privilege tonight to pay tribute to the life of a great Texan and a great American: Barbara Pierce Bush. Mr. Speaker, it is my privilege to yield to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Burgess), my colleague.

I was unable to make votes due to an off Hill meeting. Had I been present, I would have voted ``Nay'' on rollcall No. 5.

The most urgent need we face today is to make sure that the money that Congress appropriated reaches the people who have lost so much.

America is a far better place because Barbara Bush lived. She has been an inspiration to all of us. George H.W. Bush has been a leader in Texas. He started out his career as the Harris County Republican Party chairman and was elected to…