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This is the year to go all out! I need your support!

Jennifer Naedler - noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:34:37 GMT

Dear Friends,

The 2012 election will be remembered as the most pivotal election of the 21^stCentury, and I am writing today to ask for your help in my re-election campaign. I have two Democrat opponents so far, and I sincerely hope you will help me win this election decisively. You can contribute through my website, www.CulbersonForCongress.com, up to $2,500 for the primary and up to $2,500 for the general election. You can contribute in one installment or in several, and by using a credit card. Maximum donors are automatically enrolled in my Advisory Board and are invited to join me at small lunches held regularly so we can update each other on our work. My next Advisory Board lunch for 2012 is scheduled for Monday, February 13, and I hope you will join us.

We have always heard that the next election will be the most important, but this year it is absolutely true. If Barack Obama is re-elected, especially if we lose control of the House, he will
succeed in bankrupting our great nation by converting us into a European-style social welfare state. He and his party followers will also dismantle our magnificent military so thoroughly that America will be reduced to second class status worldwide.

I do not believe President Obama is incompetent or that he doesn't understand free markets. All the damage that he and his party followers are doing to our great nation and to our economy is deliberate. Obama's goal is to create a permanent majority in America that will live on handouts and will therefore always vote Democrat. This is why Democrats obsessively expand the welfare state, oppose voter I.D., and support amnesty and universal unionization with automatic union dues deduction - 99% of the political contributions from those automatically deducted union dues go to Democrats. This is why they want more debt, and why they wanted the trillion dollar stimulus - most of which went to hire more unionized government workers. The Democrat’s goal is permanent political power which requires loyal, dependable voters, and they are on the brink of success.

We just passed the point where less than half the country pays taxes, and more than half the country either works for the government or gets a check from the government, the national debt exceeds the total economic output of the nation, and the total unfunded liabilities of the national debt and all government payout programs combined exceeds the value of the United States of America, if the entire nation could be sold at once, lock, stock and barrel, at full current market value. Democrats have succeeded in pushing America to the precipice of bankruptcy.

This election will decide if We the People are able to turn this around, and put us back on track to a balanced budget and a limited government where a majority of Americans prosper free of government support. Above all, Constitutional conservatives like me are committed to the restoration of the America we grew up in - the America we know and love.

My hero Thomas Jefferson believed that "to preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt. We must make our election between economy and liberty, or profusion and servitude." He also said repeatedly that "it is incumbent on every generation to
pay its own debts as it goes. A principle which if acted on would save one half the wars in the world." It is absolutely essential that Republicans defeat Barack Obama and that we win back the Senate and hold onto the House. If we win this election, principled Constitutional conservatives will drive the agenda in Congress, and the White House will work with us, not against us. I am absolutely confident of this. The urgency of our financial problems, the clear common sense of our solutions and the strength of the Tea Party principles that are driving this election will make the leadership of Constitutional conservatives in the next Congress irresistible.

You know my passion for the restoration of the 10th Amendment, individual liberty, and my commitment to balancing the budget, ultimately with a Constitutional amendment. As a chairman of an Appropriations subcommittee, I will have a direct role in turning around federal spending, and moving us in the right direction. You can count on me to keep my word to represent you as a free market Constitutional conservative who is totally committed to the restoration of the American Republic by restoring the 10th Amendment's guarantee of State sovereignty and individual liberty.

But I need your help. I hope you will support my re-election with a financial contribution. I also hope you will help this fall by attending or co-hosting a neighborhood coffee or co-signing a letter to your neighbors to turn out and vote. We need to do everything in our power to ensure the defeat of Barack Obama and the election of a Republican Congress.

This is the year to go all out! Thank you for the friendship and support you have given me and my fellow Republicans in the past, and I am looking forward to working with you to win a sweeping across the board victory in 2012.

Sincerely yours,

John Culberson

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30-Jan-12 5:34 PM

Rep. John Culberson's Response to the State of the Union Address

Jennifer Naedler - noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Congressman John Culberson (TX-07) issued the following response to President Obama’s State of the Union address:

"I am pleased that President Obama’s State of the Union speech spent less time than usual attacking Republicans. Unfortunately, his speech was filled with statements that will play well on the campaign trail, but it contained little substantive policy. The proposals we did hear confirm that he will continue to try to transform the America we know and love into a European style social welfare state where a majority of Americans are dependent on the federal government for a paycheck or a handout.

"In light of the President's policies and his recent rejection of the Keystone Pipeline, it is not believable for him to tell us he is committed to “[a] future where we're in control of our own energy, and our security and prosperity aren't so tied to unstable parts of the world [and] an economy built to last, where hard work pays off, and responsibility is rewarded.” For the last three years, the President has made it more difficult for America to produce our own energy, and he is determined to raise taxes on Americans who work hard and are the most successful.

"Like so many Americans who want to see the size of the federal government reduced, I also found it absurd to hear this president claim he believes in Lincoln’s motto that “government should only do for the people what they cannot do for themselves, and no more.” It is the height of hubris for him to promote tax cuts and deficit reduction, and to claim that he is committed to eliminating government waste and cutting regulations. President Obama has created more debt and bigger deficits than any president in history, and he has aggressively grown the government, expanded its power, extended regulations into virtually every corner of our lives, and driven federal spending to the highest level since World War II.

"Despite the praise he properly bestowed on our men and women in uniform, Obama and his party followers are aggressively working to dismantle and dramatically weaken the greatest military the world has ever known. At the same time, their policies embolden our enemies and strengthen Israel’s enemies yet they undermine Israel's national security as well as our own. He has also abruptly abandoned all our sacrifices in Iraq and left that fragile democracy alone to face their fanatical enemies in Iran.

"Around the world, America’s enemies, especially communist China, Iran and other radical states in the Middle East, are growing stronger and becoming bolder, while President Obama dismantles our military and apologizes to the world for our strength and our pre-eminence. It is appalling that he even tried to apologize to the Japanese for President Harry Truman’s necessary decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Even the Japanese government understood that apology would have been a disaster and stopped it.

"His speech last night was utterly unconnected to the reality of everything he has done and is trying to do. His State of the Union was pure political theatre designed to trick us into thinking that he shares the values and goals of most Americans. He and his party followers hope they can fool us just long enough to win this next election.

"I prefer to follow Thomas Jefferson's advice, "Follow the core principles of the Constitution and the knot will always untie itself." We can balance the budget and restore our liberty and prosperity by unleashing American ingenuity and hard work with massive tax cuts matched by spending cuts but above all by restoring the Constitution's limits on the federal government, especially the 10th Amendment's guarantee of State sovereignty and individual liberty.

“My strenuous opposition to President Obama has nothing to do with my political party – I am devoted to his defeat in 2012 because he is systematically weakening and dismantling America into a bankrupt, weak social welfare state.

“I am absolutely committed to the restoration of American liberty as the Founders intended – and the only way to restore our rapidly disappearing liberty is to dismantle the federal government by restoring the Constitution, especially the 10th Amendment’s guarantee of individual liberty and State sovereignty. The only hope to achieve these vital goals is to defeat President Obama’s agenda in Congress and to defeat him at the ballot box this November."

25-Jan-12 10:00 AM

Culberson Statement on US Supreme Court's Rejection of Court Drawn Maps

Jennifer Naedler - noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:00:00 GMT

It is gratifying to see that the Supreme Court unanimously nullified the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas' redistricting maps and ordered them to start over. Even the most liberal members of the Supreme Court agreed that the District Court had gone too far in drawing their own legislative and congressional maps for the entire State of Texas when there was no evidence that the entire State had been redrawn in an illegal and discriminatory way.

The Supreme Court's opinion today built an important electric fence around activist judges to deter them from redistricting from the bench except in those narrow and specific instances when plaintiffs have proven that a particular district has been drawn in a discriminatory way. Time and again appellate courts have reminded activist lower courts that their role is strictly limited to curing specific violations that must first be proven, and this is an especially important guiding principle in redistricting cases.

All Americans will benefit from this historic decision today because it will help ensure that legislative and congressional districts are designed by the people's elected representatives first and foremost, while the courts exist to protect the rights of anyone who can prove discrimination. This is the way it should be.

20-Jan-12 12:00 PM

Governor Perry need volunteers for Iowa!

Jennifer Naedler - noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 23:23:07 GMT

Governor Perry is rounding up volunteers for Iowa...

The Perry campaign needs folks to help January 2nd and 3rd, but volunteers are welcome as early as December 30th.

For more information, please contact: strikeforce@rickperry.org

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21-Dec-11 5:23 PM

Rep. John Culberson: "This is not complicated"

Jennifer Naedler - noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:00:00 GMT

Congressman John Culberson (TX-07) issued the following statement on the Middle Class Tax Relief & Job Creation Act:

“This is not complicated. The House bill keeps everyone’s payroll taxes stable for one year. The Senate bill allows everyone’s taxes to go up in two months.

“The House bill requires people who get an unemployment check to prove they are looking for work or completing a GED or college degree. The Senate took this out.

“The House bill allows states to require you to submit to a drug test to receive unemployment benefits. The Senate took this out.

“The House bill permits business owners to immediately expense 100 percent of new investments, dollar-for-dollar, in the current year tax return. The Senate took this out.

“The House bill protects American industrial boiler manufacturers from being shut down by unachievable Obama EPA restrictions. The Senate took this out.

“The House bill stops welfare recipients from using their Lone Star-type cards at ATM machines in casinos, strip clubs and liquor stores. The Senate took this out.

“The House bill cuts off unemployment and food stamps payments to millionaires. The Senate took this out.

“The House bill requires people to produce a Social Security number before receiving a refundable child tax credit. The Senate took this out.

“The House bill protects doctors from a 27 percent cut in Medicare reimbursement payments for two years. The Senate only protects them for two months.

“These are dramatic and important differences that are unacceptable under any common sense standard. I agree with Speaker Boehner that we should always do the right thing for the right reason. The House bill is the right thing for the right reason.

“We must follow the rules everyone learned in Civics 101. When there is a difference in the bills in the House and the Senate, we go to Conference to work them out as soon as possible. I am ready to do just that and I am prepared to stay for as long as it takes to make sure that no one’s taxes go up; and we preserve as many of the House-passed common sense provisions as possible.”

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20-Dec-11 5:00 PM

Rep. John Culberson Continues Metro Funding Oversight

Jennifer Naedler - noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:45:00 GMT

My principal goal since Metro first proposed their transit solution plan in 2003 is to protect the taxpayers from an unrealistic expansion plan that would bankrupt Houston Metro and leave the taxpayers responsible for bailing them out.

I was very pleased to learn that FTA shares my concerns and that approval of the federal grants announced today was based on a scaled back expansion plan that includes only the locally funded Harrisburg line (East End), and the two federally funded lines (the Southeast and North lines). I am pleased that the FTA recognized the financial challenges in building the entire Metro Solutions Plan.

I will continue to do what is best for the taxpayer and ensure Metro is not ‘buying more house than the taxpayers can afford.’”

In an ongoing effort to ensure that Houston Metro complies with federal regulations and guidelines, Congressman Culberson recently met with the Federal Transit Authority (FTA) to review their grant application criteria and Metro’s most recent application for $900M in Full Federal Grant Agreement (FFGA). The FTA stated that in their analysis of the entire Metro Solutions Plan that Metro would be “financially challenged” if they attempt to construct the entire plan and do not remove out-year projects from their long-term expansion plans. The current grant application was based only on the expansion of the Southeast Line and North Line.

Additionally, Metro Chairman George Greanias stated in a letter confirming that the FTA’s decision to award the FFGA was based on a scenario that assumed “no University and no Uptown line, and ridership generated only by the current Main Street, North, Southeast and East End Lines.

30-Nov-11 3:45 PM

Houston Business Journal: Keystone XL pipeline would put job-hungry Americans back to work

John Culberson - noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:00:00 GMT

Right now, more than 13 million Americans are unemployed, and our country is in desperate need of job creation and economic development. If President Obama is serious about putting Americans back to work, he would look no further than our domestic energy sector. As Houston has proven, advancements in American energy production can create jobs and decrease our dependence on foreign nations for energy resources.

Private sector energy companies want to put Americans to work, but economists and analysts alike have blamed uncertainty as one of the biggest hindrances to our recovery. Since February 2009, the Obama Administration has systematically derailed the energy industry by delaying or cancelling many proposed energy projects, and cancelled 77 energy land leases in Utah, citing the need for additional review. According to the American Petroleum Institute, these leases had already completed all necessary requirements.

Furthermore, the Government Accountability Office noted the administration has failed to issue 91 percent of leases on federal land in a timely manner. These are jobs being left on the table.

Another reason for private sector uncertainty is the threat of onerous regulations that will cripple the energy industry. Take, for instance, the Eagle Ford Shale development in South Texas. A small town job fair recently held in Beeville attracted more than 2,000 employment-hungry Americans to fill more than 1,000 jobs being offered by the oil and gas industry. President Obama’s call for new, burdensome regulations will delay the hiring of these professionals, and put those already hired at risk of being furloughed, or worse, let go outright.

The administration seems to think these regulations will only affect the top-line profit for energy companies. They do not take into account the total amount of jobs that are generated by this industry. Every worker, from drivers to equipment manufacturers, risks losing employment once these restrictions create an eventual slowdown in production. This is not the way to generate an economic recovery.

Recently, debate in Washington has focused on the construction of the Keystone XL Pipeline to increase the flow of Canadian crude oil to Texas refineries. This pipeline would be incredibly beneficial to both our nation and Texas. In addition to bringing 50,000 jobs to our state, it would create 120,000 jobs nationwide, and drive $2 billion into the Texas economy.

Most important, this project will be built without using a single cent of taxpayer dollars. The U.S. State Department has also concluded this would be one of the safest pipelines ever assembled under current statutes, but as the Environmental Protection Agency speaks out against the project’s approval, more and more American jobs are lost every day.

The facts can no longer be ignored. We should allow private industry to invest their own money to create jobs without the federal government watching its every move. Mr. President, approve the Keystone XL Pipeline now, and stop destroying the domestic energy industry through over-regulation. Let’s get Americans back to work.

28-Oct-11 3:00 PM

Rep. Culberson’s Statement on the Houston National Cemetery Settlement Agreement

Jennifer Naedler - noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:00:00 GMT

I am glad the lawsuit is over and grateful that Judge Lynn Hughes has ordered the VA to stop interfering with our veterans’ funerals. It is deeply disappointing that it took a lawsuit to force the VA to do the right thing. I plan to change the law to ensure that the federal government cannot interfere with our veterans’ funerals, and I will also work to have Arlene Ocasio removed. Under her direction, the cemetery chapel was closed and used for storage, and she has repeatedly prevented prayers from being said over the graves of our veterans.

21-Oct-11 3:00 PM

John Culberson praises settlement in Houston cemetery religious-censorship case

Jennifer Naedler - noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:00:00 GMT

Houston Rep. John Culberson praised a settlement finalized Wednesday in a case involving accusations of religious censorship at Houston National Cemetery.

Veterans and volunteer groups had accused cemetery officials and the Department of Veterans Affairs of banning them from using religious terms such as “God” and “Jesus” during services there.

Under the settlement the VA agreed “not to ban, regulate or otherwise interfere with prayers, recitations, or words of religious expression absent family objection.” The VA also agreed to let veterans’ families hold services with whatever religious or secular content they would like.

“Far too many of our military veterans have been laid to rest without a final prayer spoken over their graves because of some misguided policies that were blindly enforced,” Culberson, a Republican who chairs the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies, said in a statement today. “This practice has finally come to an end.”

Also under the agreement, local members of Veterans of Foreign Wars District 4 and Houston National Memorial Ladies will resign as official VA volunteers. As private citizens, they can then provide their own texts of recitations to funeral homes, and veterans’ families can then decide if they want the groups to provide any services at the cemetery.

Read the full list of agreement terms here.

The parties reached the agreement last month through mediation with former Texas Supreme Court Chief Justice Tom Phillips. U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes consented on Wednesday.

The VA has said it was never department policy to ban those words and that they are commonly invoked at VA cemeteries across the country.

21-Oct-11 3:00 PM

Congressman Culberson’s Statement on the Passage of the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act

Jennifer Naedler - noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 13:00:00 GMT

Today, House Republicans took another step to protect the American labor force. The passage of the Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act will shield the cement industry from one of many onerous government regulations the Obama Administration has proposed.

Unelected, unaccountable bureaucrats at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have created another burdensome rule that will hinder private sector job growth. The EPA’s Cement MACT rule would apply a national emissions standard that is currently unattainable because the technology does not exist. Not one cement factory in the United States can reach this impossibly high standard. If this rule is implemented, approximately 20 plants will inevitably close their doors, up to 1,500 American jobs will be eliminated, and the industry will be forced to send more jobs overseas. Furthermore, the rule alone will cost $2.2 billion to implement, an expense our country simply cannot afford during these dire economic times.

Wiping out the cement industry is counterproductive, and this legislation attempts to prevent damaging over regulation to get America back on track. If we return to our constitutional ideals and cut taxes, reduce spending, and stop over regulation, we will unleash American entrepreneurship to create jobs and spur economic growth.

7-Oct-11 8:00 AM

Houston Congressional Delegation to Join with Houston Mayor to Voice Support for Constellation Program

noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:00:00 GMT

Washington, D.C. – Reps. Gene Green, Pete Olson, Sheila Jackson Lee, Kevin Brady, John Culberson, Al Green, Mike McCaul, and Ted Poe will join with Houston Mayor Annise Parker to hold a press conference on their coordinated and bipartisan effort to save the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Constellation program. The Constellation Program was introduced by NASA in 2004 for testing and deploying new technologies, systems, flight operations and techniques to serve future space exploration. The Administration’s proposed budget cuts the Constellation program jeopardizing America’s leading role in human space exploration. Additionally, approximately 7,000 local jobs and 31,000 national jobs will be directly and indirectly affected by the proposed cut. WHO: Mayor Annise Parker Rep. Gene Green (D-TX) Rep. Pete Olson (R-TX) Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) Rep. John...

Administrator Bolden: What is the future of the manned space program?

noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:00:00 GMT

Tomorrow morning, Congressmen Frank Wolf (R-VA), John Culberson (R-TX), Pete Olson (R-TX), Rob Bishop (R-UT) and Michael McCaul (R-TX) will host a press conference calling on Administrator Bolden to explain how he plans to save the manned space program. In light of the many questions surrounding the president's budget request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Exploration Program, CongressmanFrank Wolf, Ranking Member on the Commerce, Justice and Science Subcommittee on Appropriations and Congressmen John Culberson, Pete Olson, Rob Bishop and Michael McCaul will call on NASA Administrator Charles Bolden to appoint a team of NASA experts to review how exploration spacecraft and launch vehicle development and testing may be maintained within the proposed budget request to ensure uninterrupted, independent U.S. human space flight access to the International Space Station and beyond. The team should report back within 30 days in order to provide the...

ANOTHER BAILOUT BAIT AND SWITCH

noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner has announced plans to extend the $700 billion TARP program through next October. The bailout program has strayed wildly from its original purpose of providing short-term support and stability for the financial system. TARP was intended to address a crisis in our financial markets, and it was understood that American taxpayers would be repaid once the immediate crisis subsided.

I have pushed Secretary Geithner to unwind this program immediately and to dedicate all repaid funds to reducing the federal government’s record deficit. As recently as September, Secretary Geithner assured me that repaid TARP funds would be used for deficit reduction. Now the Obama Administration and the liberal leadership in Congress want to use TARP funds to pay for additional stimulus spending, while saddling us with more growth-stifling debt.

The United States currently faces an urgent fiscal crisis, and if we do not stop spending money, we risk moving further down an unrecoverable path. As a dedicated fiscal conservative, I will continue pressing to use TARP funds to pay down the $12.1 trillion national debt. I have signed a letter addressed to Speaker Pelosi urging her to use the TARP funds to pay down the debt instead of a revolving slush fund to promote the liberal agenda. The Republican alternative to the bill would simply end TARP and require that TARP funds go towards debt reduction.

House conservatives believe that the best way to stimulate the economy is to cut taxes and spending drastically. It is time to start trusting and empowering individual Americans instead of the federal government. It is time to let Americans keep more of what they earn and for the government to spend less. I believe that by taking these steps, our economy will experience the growth and prosperity that have defined America for generations.

AMERICANS DEMAND TRANSPARENCY FROM ELECTED OFFICIALS

noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:00:00 GMT

Today the nonpartisan, nonprofit Sunlight Foundation honored Congressman Culberson and Congressman Brian Baird (D-WA) with the “Sunlight on the Hill Award” for their efforts to post legislation online at least 72 hours prior to a vote. The Sunlight Foundation also delivered the signatures of tens of thousands of Americans who support the resolution, H.Res.554, coauthored by Congressmen Culberson and Baird.

Ellen Miller, executive director and co-founder of the Sunlight Foundation praised the Congressmen saying “Congressmen Baird and Culberson are transparency trailblazers who are setting the standard for legislative transparency in the 21st century— recognizing that legislation is not truly public unless it is online. The Sunlight Foundation commends Congressmen Baird and Culberson for their leadership in introducing and promoting the passage of H. Res. 554, which would require the House to post all legislation online for at least 72 hours before debate. This resolution has bipartisan support in the House, but even more significantly, has received the endorsement of tens of thousands of Americans who have signed Sunlight’s petition at http://ReadTheBill.org, showing broad public support for this transparency measure.”

Congressman Culberson thanked the Sunlight Foundation for their support and their commitment to transparency. Congressman Culberson said, “These signatures are further evidence that the American people demand transparency from their elected officials. H.Res.544 will enhance public participation in our democracy and help restore the public trust in government by raising the level of openness, order and discourse. I will continue urging the Speaker to hold a vote on this important resolution.”

Taxpayers to pay for U.S. Trial and Detention of Terrorists

noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:00:00 GMT

Today the House voted to approve the Homeland Security Appropriations Conference Report which allows Guantanamo detainees and other captured terrorists to be transferred onto U.S. soil for trial and detention – all at U.S. taxpayers’ expense. Previously the House and Senate voted overwhelmingly to oppose this provision. House Republicans offered a motion to prevent the transfer of these terrorists to the U.S., but the Democrat majority defeated it. Terrorists who kill innocent people and do not abide by international law should not be housed on U.S. soil and granted the same rights as American citizens. Our soldiers should be capturing and killing America’s sworn enemies on the battlefield, not reading Miranda Rights and collecting evidence for the terrorists to use in our courts. House Democrats support the idea of bringing terrorists onto U.S. soil as a way to honor the Constitution. I think bringing terrorists to the U.S. and affording them constitutional protections does...

America cannot afford to lose or retreat from Afghanistan

noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:00:00 GMT

Earlier this year, President Obama demonstrated a clear understanding of the war in Afghanistan and the security risk it poses to our country. In March, the president said “if the Afghan government falls to the Taliban -- or allows al Qaeda to go unchallenged -- that country will again be a base for terrorists who want to kill as many of our people as they possibly can.” The president went on to lay out a strategy to deal with the “greatest threat to our people.”

Recent signals from the Obama White House appear to contradict the President’s remarks earlier this year. Vice President Biden has advocated scaling back forces in Afghanistan. Unless all the news accounts are wrong and the situation in Afghanistan is no longer the “greatest threat” to America, scaling back our troops is not the best course of action.

General Stanley McChrystal, the man President Obama hand-picked to run the war, was asked to provide a thorough review of the situation in Afghanistan. Gen. McChrystal has said he needs an additional 40,000 troops or the war could be lost, putting the United States in danger. We cannot afford to lose or retreat from Afghanistan. As the President Obama said in March, “We have a shared responsibility to act -- not because we seek to project power for its own sake, but because our own peace and security depends on it.”

Thank you for entrusting me to represent you in the United States Congress.

DEMOCRATS LEAVE DOOR OPEN FOR TERRORISTS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO U.S.

noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:00:00 GMT

Today during the conference committee meeting on the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, House Democrats left the door open for terrorists to be transferred to U.S. soil and took deliberate steps to convert our soldiers into international policemen.

By removing the Senate language to keep detainees out of the United States, the liberal leadership has cleared the way for terrorists to be tried in U.S. courts and housed in U.S. detention facilities all at U.S. taxpayers’ expense. House Democrats, lead by Rep. Price (D-NC) and Rep. Farr (D-CA) welcomed the idea of bringing terrorists onto U.S. soil to as a way to honor the Constitution.

I am outraged by the committee’s actions today. Terrorists who kill innocent people and do not abide by international law should not be housed on U.S. soil and granted the same rights as American citizens. And U.S. soldiers should be capturing and killing America’s sworn enemies on the battlefield, not reading Miranda Rights and collecting evidence for the terrorists to use in our courts.

STATEMENT ON LATEST UNEMPLOYMENT NUMBERS

noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:00:00 GMT

While the president has worked to assert control over the banking, auto, insurance, energy and health care industries, hardworking Americans continue to lose their jobs. Today, the Labor Department announced that hundreds of thousands more Americans are without employment. The president repeatedly claimed that he would “create or save jobs.” It is clear that his reckless spending and big government policies have failed.

Our nation is facing an urgent financial crisis that threatens our fiscal and economic stability. Our government is currently borrowing about 50 cents for every dollar we spend. Medicare is already paying out more in benefits than it collects and Social Security is expected to do the same in less than five years. Doug Elmendorf, Director of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has warned that, “under current law, the federal budget is on an unsustainable path …”

I believe it is time to let Americans keep more of what they earn and for the government to spend less. It is time to start trusting and empowering individual Americans instead of the federal government. By taking these steps, our economy will see the growth and prosperity that have defined America for generations.

Culberson Calls for an Investigation into ACORN

noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Yesterday Conservatives ensured that not another dime of your hard earned tax dollars is spent on the corrupt community organization ACORN. By a margin of 345-75, the House voted to cut off all federal funding to ACORN. In addition to the vote, I was able to gain assurance from Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, that he would hold hearings investigating the indisputable criminal activity we have seen broadcast in the media and on the internet. You can view the text of the letter here. This week marked the 222nd anniversary of the signing our nation’s Constitution. Great advances have been made over these 222 years, but sadly, the America our founding fathers envisioned is not the country we live in today. In a letter to Joseph Cabal, Thomas Jefferson said the way to have good and safe government is not to trust it all to one, but to divide it among the many, distributing to every one exactly the functions he is competent to. He went on to caution,...

Historic Government Spending

noemail@culbersonforcongress.com — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 23:00:00 GMT

This week, annual federal spending surpassed the $3 trillion mark for the first time in our nation’s history. In July, the U.S. government spent more money - $332 billion – than in any other month in history. The current deficit for the year stands at $1.27 trillion – three times last year’s record of $459 billion. The individual share of this year's deficit for every American is $4,100 - by fall that share will approach $6,000. The national debt currently stands at $11.7 trillion, or $38,000 for every American. Americans for Tax Reform estimates that the cost of government this year will consume 61.34 percent of national income. Working men and women spend 224 days out of the year just meeting costs imposed by the government - a full 26 days longer than last year. Our nation is facing an urgent financial crisis that threatens our fiscal and economic stability. Our government is currently borrowing about 50 cents for every dollar we spend. Medicare is already paying out more in...

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Endorsements & Awards

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Congressman Culberson’s Endorsements and Awards 2007-2008 Americans for Legal Immigration PAC ~ Endorsed National Right to Life PAC ~ Endorsed NFIB’s SAFE Trust ~ Endorsed Texas Alliance for Life ~ Endorsed Texas Association of Realtors ~ Endorsed Texas Medical Association PAC ~ Endorsed Texas Home School Coalition PAC ~ Endorsed Texas Hospital Association (HOSPAC) ~ Endorsed U. S. Chamber of Commerce ~ Endorsed VFW Political Action Committee ~ Endorsed Young Conservatives of Texas ~ Endorsed Champion of Border Security ~ Awarded by the Southwestern Border Sheriff’s Coalition and Texas Border Sheriff’s Coalition Family Research Council Action's ~ True Blue Award Friend of Numismatics~ awarded by the Ancient Coin Collectors Guild True Blue Award from Family Research Council and Focus on the Family Water Advocates Award

Biography

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John Culberson is the third Congressman to represent the Seventh District of Texas. The Texas Legislature created District Seven in 1965, and George H. W. Bush was elected as the first Congressman in 1966. Bill Archer succeeded him in 1970, and John Culberson was elected in 2000. John Culberson is a native Houstonian and a lifelong resident of District Seven. He and his wife, Belinda, were married in 1989, and they have a twelve year old daughter. The Culbersons are members of Memorial Drive United Methodist Church. Congressman Culberson grew up in West University Place, where he attended West University Elementary School. He graduated from Lamar High School, and went on to earn his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Southern Methodist University in Dallas in 1981. After college, he worked with his father, Jim Culberson, at his political consulting and advertising agency helping dozens of local and state Republican candidates win their races. He earned...

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Voting Record

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As your 7th District Congressman, John Culberson knows that it is crucial to keep you well-informed of the work and voting decisions he makes in Congress for you and your family.

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Demographics

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2000 Census Population Total State Population 20,851,820 Total Districts Required 32 Ideal District Population 651,619 Unassigned Population 0 Districts in Plan 32 Population ----- Deviation ----- Total Percent Plan Overall Range 1 0.00% Smallest District (1 651,619 1 0.00% Largest District (2 ) 651,620 1 0.00% Average (mean) 651,619 0 ...

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