John Culberson

I have no opposition to the gentleman's amendment and share his frustration and concern, as Mr. Bishop and I and the subcommittee have done in this bill repeatedly throughout the series of our hearings to literally pound on the VA to get…

I have no objection to the amendment. The gentleman is absolutely right. We're all committed to making sure that when our veterans return home, they are fully employed and well taken care of. I thank my friend from the Texas Legislature…

I think there is one thing America needs to know that simplifies this debate very clearly. The only people exempt from ObamaCare is the President, the Vice President--the committee staff that wrote the bill exempted themselves from the…

Members of Congress are covered, but the committee staff that wrote the bill are exempt.

That is not optional. That is mandatory or in violation of the law and have endangered the safety of the people of the United States.

Why are House conservatives so determined to cut the budget and move towards a balanced budget? Every 5 years, the Joint Chiefs of Staff get together and they do a strategic review of the threats facing this Nation. In the last review…

This legislation is designed to achieve those goals, and by focusing on NASA governance, on trying to make the agency more professional and less political.

So the United States can either lead the effort or another country will step in in our absence, which I think would be very unfortunate, and that country is China, which is a direct threat to the national security of our country.

It is absolutely essential for our strategic security that America be able to preserve and protect the high ground.

We want to make sure America preserves its leadership role in the world as the best space program on Earth.

There is nothing else the Federal Government does can really inspire the human heart, can lift people up and truly inspire whole generations of young people.

I send to the desk a privileged concurrent resolution and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. The Clerk read the concurrent resolution, as follows: H. Con. Res. 11 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate…

It is a privilege to have with us today as our guest chaplain, Dr. Glen Dale Bohannon, who now pastors a church in North Carolina, but who understands clearly the importance of this great institution that it's our privilege to represent. I…

The Proverbs tell us that our good name is our most valuable possession on Earth, and by that measure Ralph Hall is truly one of the wealthiest men in America. He's earned the trust of his constituents over and over again, as he has earned…

I have the singular privilege of representing Rice University, and I join my colleagues from Houston in recognizing and congratulating them on their 100th anniversary this year. Rice has consistently been ranked as one of the Nation's…

If I could reclaim my time, the gentleman and I worked together arm-in-arm on so many good conservative causes, and in this one area we do have a slight disagreement. I would point out that the statute requires that the metropolitan…

I want to be sure to point out to the House that the account is authorized. Under the Passenger Rail Improvement Act, in order for the metropolitan D.C. area to receive the funds, Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia have to…

The committee strongly supports the gentleman's amendment. It is entirely important and vitally important that the Congress defund the administration's unilateral attempt to bypass the laws of the United States and implement an amnesty…

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. This amendment is common sense. The city of San Francisco, for example, officially declared itself an illegal alien sanctuary city by the Board of Supervisors in 1989, and now lawmakers are taking that a huge step…

Limiting the free speech of any American is outrageous and unconstitutional, but it is especially offensive to restrict the First Amendment rights of veterans when they have fought and sacrificed to defend those rights.

I personally wrote to VA Secretary Shinseki to express my outrage with the events and demanded that the VA remedy this problem immediately.

It is deeply disappointing that it took a lawsuit and congressional action to force the VA to do the right thing.

I urge your support of H.R. 2720, a bill to clarify the role of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

This should never have happened to our veterans. They deserve better than this.

I vehemently disagree. I fail to understand how this could possibly be the correct interpretation of VA policy.