John Culberson

Respect for the law. That is one thing this President is doing. Restoring respect for the law, respect for our military, and respect for the United States around the world is one of the most important things this President was doing.

if we would just follow the Constitution and apply that standard to any problem, no matter how complicated, he said the Gordian knot will always untie itself.

I figured out a way to get to the Department of Justice to change a sanctuary city policy without ever passing a bill.

Just get 'er done. That is what this election was about. The American people voted to get 'er done, right?

I believe anything that has got a President's portrait on it ought to be under the jurisdiction of the people's elected representatives through this committee.

The law is clear. Your rule is clear. There is no reason for there to be any delay with this.

I encourage you to just be bold and assertive and to get to yes.

I am convinced that your approach and your attitude lies at the heart of the reason that Donald Trump was elected President because people feel the government is so badly broken that they elected this guy from outside of the entire process…

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…

I think that is one of the biggest lessons learned here, Mr. Chairman, that there was inadequate warning given to people.

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

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.

I can tell you, as a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, I am going to use every financial tool at my disposal to light a fire under every bureaucracy that I can find that is sitting on this money.

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.

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.

I thank Chairman Frelinghuysen and Speaker Ryan for rejecting the Office of Management and Budget's completely inadequate funding request that they sent to Congress. It is the job of the Appropriations Committee and Congress to write these…

It is important for the people of Texas to know that help is on the way to not only repair the damage caused by the flood, but if they were flooded by the action of the government, there is a provision in this legislation today that will…

I want to thank Congresswoman Jackson Lee, and I look forward to having her vote in support of this continuing resolution because she is committed, as I am, and everyone in Texas is committed to making sure the money continues to flow to…

The difference of opinion on this bill vividly illustrates the profoundly different world view of Democrats versus Republicans. Democrats instinctively trust the government and instinctively distrust individuals. Republicans instinctively…

Over a year ago, Kate Steinle, a young woman in San Francisco, was murdered by a criminal illegal alien and died in the arms of her father. At that time, as chairman of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee on…

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