John Culberson

One of our greatest frustrations as Members of Congress is when we pass legislation and appropriate money, and we are aiming it at disaster recovery, is the length of time that it takes to reach the hands of the people who are hurting the…

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.

Get money in the hands of people who have been injured.

I wanted to urge you to keep us in the forefront of your mind, the people of Florida and the people of Texas, who are really suffering as a result of these terrible hurricanes that hit Texas.

By changing these requirements to 120 percent of--changing that requirement after the storm, not only is it--it is unprecedented, it is unfair, it is damaging and destructive to these homeowners.

If the government deliberately destroys your property to save others, that is something the government obviously has a responsibility to help compensate that property owner for.

Not only did you do so after the hurricane took place so people had no prior notice of this, but remember also that there were tens of thousands of people in the eastern area... This is the largest housing disaster in the history of the…

I sincerely appreciate my colleagues' attention on this, appreciate your leadership and support, Mr. Chairman, to help the people of Florida and Texas recover.

I have got tens of thousands of constituents who are living on the second floor of their house with all the sheetrock torn out on the first level. They have nowhere else to go. These are $400,000 and $500,000 houses. These people are not…

I strongly support the amendment. I will work with Mr. Roskam as the CFO of the DOJ and do whatever is necessary to help make sure they review these cases rapidly and return people's money to their rightful owners. Once again, Mr. Roskam…

I claim the time in opposition to the amendment, even though I am not opposed to it. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

The days of sanctuary cities accepting Federal money and ignoring Federal law are over. The policy under this administration, the policy I insisted be adopted last summer, is, if you want Federal money, follow Federal law, or don't ask. I…

I demand a recorded vote. The Acting CHAIR. Pursuant to clause 6 of rule XVIII, further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from Texas will be postponed. Amendment No. 125 Offered by Mr. Buck The Acting CHAIR. It is now…

I have no objection to the gentleman's amendment, and I support it. We have had it in previous bills. I hope the House will adopt it in this bill as well.

I urge Members to join me in opposing this amendment to protect the public safety of the people of the United States, to ensure that our tax dollars are efficiently used, but, above all, to make sure these 34,000 inmates are not released…

I claim the time in opposition. The Acting CHAIR (Mr. Griffith). The gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes.

Chairman Smith, I support your amendment to increase the physical and biological sciences and will fight for it in conference.

I claim the time in opposition, but I have no objection to this amendment. The Acting CHAIR. Without objection, the gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes. There was no objection.

I urge Members to oppose this amendment. ATF is doing a good job of protecting our Second Amendment rights, and this amendment would injure them severely. Mr. Chairman, I yield back the balance of my time. The Acting CHAIR. The question is…

I appreciate the gentleman withdrawing the amendment. I want to express my support for the work the Legal Services Corporation does. When we reach a budget agreement throughout the Congress for Legal Services, we will work with you in…

I have no particular objection to the amendment other than I am concerned about the offset. We need to make sure the Department of Justice has all the resources they need in order to protect this country. I am concerned about taking it out…

I claim the time in opposition to the gentlewoman's amendment. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes.

As the designee of Chairman Frelinghuysen, I move to strike the last word. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas is recognized for 5 minutes.

I wish to address the gentlewoman's comments, very briefly. I want to thank the gentlewoman for bringing this matter to the House's attention. Harmful algal blooms are an important issue, especially to the State of Florida. We know how…

I hope will join, and my colleagues will join with me and certainly on our side of the aisle to focus the attention of the country on the urgency of bringing down the national deficit.