John Culberson

The significance of this discovery I do not think can be overstated. And how vital it is for the Congress, for the country, to stand behind NSF and make sure that you have got the support, the financial backing over a sustained period of…

The goal is for these jurisdictions to change their policy. We want them to protect lives and property by changing their policy and cooperating.

If you want to protect criminal illegal aliens in your custody, don't ask for federal money, because you are not going to get it.

If they choose to--if they want to be a sanctuary city, that is their decision. Just don't ask for federal money.

One of the principal reasons that President Trump won the election was his promise to the country that our laws would be enforced...

When Kate Steinle was murdered last summer, it affected me and I know everyone in the country very, very deeply.

We are a nation of laws. And if the law is not enforced, if there is no consequence to illegal activity, there is no way to get it under control.

If you want federal money, follow federal law.

Taking federal money away from local law enforcement is only going to make it harder for law enforcement to go after the real criminals, the murderers, the rapists, the drug lords.

99 percent compliance with the request for information with federal authorities is not sufficient. It is 100 percent required.

And existing law is very clear, has been on the books since 1950s, that an individual crossing the southern border is subject to up to 6 months imprisonment to enter the country illegally.

This bill protects our Second Amendment rights and contains pro-life protections that we have had in previous legislation. This is a good bill, Mr. Speaker. I urge all Members to support it.

The number of people that have died as a result of opioid overdoses has already exceeded last year alone the total number of people killed in the Vietnam war.

So the days of receiving Federal money and shielding criminal aliens are over.

I was pleased to spearhead this effort and did so quietly. In fact, when Kate Steinle was murdered in San Francisco, I just made this my highest priority.

If local and State law enforcement agencies expect to receive Federal money, if you want Federal money, you have to follow Federal law and cooperate with requests for immigration information about people in your custody and do so 100…

If you are 54 years of age or younger, Mr. Secretary, the Medicare hospital fund can only pay 50 cents on the dollar.

There is just no lower form of life on Earth than someone who would hurt a woman or a child.

We want to make sure they all know we have got their back.

I have always felt that the single, most important part of our law enforcement... a good heart, good common sense.

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title I, add the following: SEC. 1__. FLOOD MITIGATION AND RIERINE RESTORATION PROGRAM. The…

I think that we should let NSF pick the most promising areas and give the agency the flexibility to pursue them.

What a privilege it has been for us to work with you, to help make sure the American space program is the best in the world, has been, always will be.

I hope, as a result of the time that I have got, if I have the privilege to stay here as the chairman for that time period, we will have laid the foundation not only to discover life in that other world, but to have identified those…

This seems to be a prescription for wasteful duplication at best, with the potential for serious confusion and instability as the more likely outcomes.