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Live Telephone Town Hall tonight at 6:30 PM (Central)

Please join me this evening for a live telephone town hall meeting. You can view this meeting by clicking on the screen below and send me questions via Twitter @CongCulberson and via facebook at Rep. John Culberson. I look forward to speaking with you.

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The Hill: Appropriations panel cardinals gear up to make budget cuts

Military Construction and Veterans’ Affairs subcommittee Chairman John Culberson (R-Texas) is now examining $462 million in spending cuts to construction projects and the Veterans Administration budget.

His office said that Culberson will also be looking to roll back a key issue for labor unions, the Davis–Bacon Act of 1931, which requires “prevailing” union wages on all federal construction projects, including military projects.

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Statement on Shooting in Tucson, AZ

I was grief stricken to hear the news of the attack today in Tucson, AZ. My thoughts and prayers are with all of the victims of this senseless attack and…

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Rep. Culberson Selected to Chair Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs

I look forward to working with our new Chairman and my colleagues on the committee to provide for the security, safety, and comfort of our soldiers and veterans.

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Swearing-in Ceremony for the 112th Congress

I am humbled and honored to have been elected to represent the Seventh District of Texas for another two years. I would like to invite all my constituents and fellow…

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A Vote to Prevent the Largest Tax Increase in American History

This is money that the government will not get to spend and that the American people, who earned this money, get to keep. Failure to block these tax increases would be a direct blow to families and employers and further delay our economic recovery.

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President Obama’s Individual Mandate Declared Unconstitutional

Today, Congressman John Culberson (TX-07) issued the following statement in support of U.S. District Court Judge Henry Hudson’s ruling which declared President Obama’s individual mandate unconstitutional.

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Interview with Neil Cavuto

Congressman Culberson discusses preventing the largest tax increase in American history with Neil Cavuto.

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Daily Caller Op-Ed: It’s Not Congress’s Money

Many in Washington are talking about a “compromise” on extending the tax cuts as if it were their money. Today I placed an op-ed in The Daily Caller reminding my colleagues that “It’s not Congress’s money.”

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Statement on Administration’s Five Year Drilling Ban

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman John Culberson (R-TX-07) issued the following statement in response to the Obama Administration’s ban on offshore oil drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico and the…

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It’s not the Government’s Money, it’s the American People’s

Today, Congressman Culberson (R-TX), along with Congressman Andrews (D-NJ), urged their colleagues to send the American people some certainty with regards to their taxes increasing. Congressman Culberson noted, ““The money doesn’t belong to the government, it’s not our money to compromise with,” and the American people would “do a far better job with the money than the government.” To view the video, please click here.

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Congressman Culberson discusses border security and Operation Streamline with KHOU

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Texas GOP Vote: Rep. Culberson Reflects on Lame Duck, Core Republican Preinciples and the New Congress

John Culberson Reflects on Lame Duck, Core Republican Principles and the New Congress

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    Congressman John Culberson, U.S. Representative for Texas Congressional District 7, took a moment for TexasGOPVote before…

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    NASA Reschedules Shuttle Launch Status Meeting, Dicovery Launch No Earlier Than Dec. 3

    NASA managers have postponed a launch status meeting and news conference planned for Monday, Nov. 22. The events were rescheduled after a Space Shuttle Program meeting Thursday determined more analysis is needed before proceeding toward the launch of space shuttle Discovery on its STS-133 mission.

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    Rep. Culberson Defends the Taxpayers

    Tonight Congressman Culberson once again urged House Democrats to schedule a vote to prevent the largest tax increase in American history. Congressman Culberson noted, “This is not a vote to preserve anybody’s tax cut. This is a vote to protect Americans’ right to keep their own money.”

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    Honoring our Veterans

    Tomorrow, we honor the veterans who have served our country and protected our freedoms. This day reminds us that “freedom is not free” and we must always remember the debt of gratitude we owe those who answer the call to serve and put America first.

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    NASA Postpones Space Shuttle Discovery Launch

    NASA has postponed the launch of space shuttle Discovery to no earlier than 4:05 a.m. EST on Nov. 30. The delay will allow engineers and technicians time to diagnose and repair a hydrogen gas leak detected while filling the external tank Friday morning.

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    SHUTTLE DISCOVERY LAUNCH DELAYED UNTIL AT LEAST FRIDAY

    Shuttle managers met at 5:30 a.m. EDT and decided to postpone space shuttle Discovery’s launch 24 hours due to weather. The launch team will meet at 5 a.m. Friday to evaluate weather.

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    Spaceflight Now: Space Shuttle Launch Delayed By Electrical Glitch

    The shuttle Discovery’s launch on a space station resupply mission Wednesday was delayed at least 24 hours, to no earlier than 3:29:43 p.m. EDT Thursday, to give engineers more time to troubleshoot an apparent electrical glitch in circuitry associated with a backup main engine computer.

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    Dow Jones Newswire: IRS Funding A Target In Health-Care Implementation Battle

    “The president’s health-care bill vastly expands the responsibilities of the IRS and strengthens its heavy hand in dealing with ordinary taxpayers who play by the rules,” said Rep. John Culberson (R., Texas), a member of the appropriations subcommittee that funds IRS and the Treasury Dept, in a statement to Dow Jones Newswires.

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    Nasa Sets Launch Date For Space Shuttle Discovery Mission

    Space shuttle Discovery is scheduled to begin an 11-day mission to the International Space Station with a launch at 4:40 p.m. EDT on Monday, Nov. 1, from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The STS-133 mission is Discovery’s final scheduled flight.

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    ObamaCare, Seven Months Later

    It’s been seven months since President Obama’s health care bill was signed into law, and its disastrous consequences continue to mount.  In recent weeks, we’ve seen reports of…

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    Orlando Sentinel: Critics question Charlie Bolden’s focus on NASA’s new ‘vision’

    WASHINGTON — A new NASA vision signed into law a week ago gives the agency four months or less to develop a dozen different plans for the future, including a detailed report on how it would replace the retiring space shuttle.

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    Will Bolden Brief Congress?

    Washington, DC – Congressman John Culberson (TX-07) and other Members of Congress sent the following letter to NASA Administrator Bolden requesting a full briefing on his trip to China…

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    The New York Times: Defying Predictions, Miners Kept Healthy

    Early on in the crisis, the Chilean authorities asked for advice from NASA, which has experience in keeping astronauts physically and mentally healthy. Doctors from NASA and Chilean Navy officers with experience in submarines were consulted on the strains of prolonged confinement.

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    Universe Today: How NASA Helped Rescue The Chilean Miners

    NASA’s expertise in long duration space missions – which are similar in many respects to what the miners endured – as well as the space agency’s knowledge in specialized engineering and training for emergencies has been invaluable during the rescue operations.

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    Bolden to Beijing?

    Washington, DC – Congressman John Culberson (TX-07) sent the following letter to President Obama regarding NASA Administrator Bolden’s upcoming meeting with the China National Space Administration in Beijing:

    Dear Mr. President:

    I have…

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    Examiner: Profligate Congress needs to read its own bills

    Byron York of the Examiner endorses a bill co-authored by Rep. Culberson that would make all legislation available on the internet for 72 hours prior to being voted on, giving ample time for members of Congress and the American people to read the bill.

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    Taxpayer Report on Debts, Deficits, and Looming Tax Hikes

    The House Republican Conference prepared the following report on the troubling fiscal condition of the United States.

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    Wahington Times: Texan wants Guard troops at states’ call

    Jerry Seper of the Washington Times writes:

    A Texas Republican who steadfastly has prodded the federal government to better secure the U.S.-Mexico border has introduced legislation requiring the Defense Department to make National Guard troops available to states on request.

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    Preserving America’s Leadership in Space

    Last night, after failing to pass a budget and refusing to take action on looming tax hikes, the Democrats decided it was time to get out of town.  They’ll…

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    Statement on Failure to Extend Tax Cuts

    Washington, DC – Congressman John Culberson (TX-07) issued the following statement on the failure to extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts before Congress adjourns:

    “Having amassed the largest deficits in our…

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    Culberson Says “Enough” to Regulation

    The Hill writes:

    House Republicans who support net-neutrality legislation could face political consequences for “regulating the Internet” from Tea Party activists.

    While telecommunications groups appear ready to provide cover for Republicans who want to support the legislation, the Tea Party movement that has defeated several incumbent Republicans in primaries this year has been skeptical of net-neutrality legislation backed by Democrats.

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    Rep. Culberson Receives Tax Fighter Award

    The National Tax Limitation Committee (NTLC) has honored Congressional Representative John Culberson with its 111th Congress “Tax Fighter Award.” NTLC President Lewis K. Uhler presented the award to John Culbersonin Washington, saying “John Culberson’s votes on tax and spending issues in the 111th Congress earned an ‘A’ grade and the Tax Fighter Award.

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    Video: Upcoming Action in the House of Representatives

    Congressman Culberson discusses the lay of the land in the House of Representatives as the Second Session of the 111th Congress comes to a close.

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    Saying No to the White House’s $25 Billion Wishlist

    After wasting billions on a failed “stimulus” bill, Congress now is attempting to pass a short-term appropriations bill that includes more wasteful spending. Last Friday, I spoke out against this…

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    Extending Tax Cuts and Heeding the Will of the American People

    Last night, I discussed with Neil Cavuto the need to extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts and to heed the will of the American people.  I believe that…

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    Constitution Day

    Today marks the 223rd anniversary of the signing our nation’s Constitution. We have made great strides over these 223 years, but we have also encountered many setbacks. Sadly, the America…

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    The Hill: Space Exploration Remains Vital Issue Given Country’s Economic Woes

    “Unfortunately, the American public is largely unaware that the U.S. space program faces a formidable challenge. The Obama administration is proposing to cancel the current government-run space exploration program…”

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    Media Alert: Appearance on Fox Business Network Tonight

    I’d like to invite you tune in to the Fox Business Network at 5:00pm CDT this evening. I will be appearing on Cavuto to discuss the $3.8 trillion tax hike that…

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    Nine Years Later, We Remember

    Nine years ago today, 2,977 innocent civilians from over 50 countries lost their lives in unthinkable and cowardly acts of violence on American soil.  Our national consciousness was shaken…

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    “A Category 5 Spending Spree”

    I’d like to share with you a clip of my appearance last Friday on Cavuto on the Fox Business Channel.  In it, I discuss fiscal responsibility and the need…

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    Interior Dept. to Host Forum on Offshore Drilling in Houston

    The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEM) today announced that Director Michael R. Bromwich will hold the next two events in a series of fact-finding forums in Houston, Texas and Biloxi, Miss. the week of September 6, 2010.

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    A Timeline of the Personal Public Debt Share for a Child Born in 2010

    According to CBO and Census Bureau long-term estimates, the amount of debt placed on the backs of children born today is about to explode.  If nothing is done, our…

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    Congressman Culberson Speaks with Neil Cavuto about the 2010 Census

    In an appearance on Cavuto, Congressman Culberson speaks about the cost of the 2010 Census.

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    The Threat of Exploding Deficits

    The United States is facing an urgent fiscal crisis and the future prosperity of our nation is at stake. We are quickly approaching the tipping point where the explosive growth in government debt will squeeze out private investment and prevent our economy from recovering. Moody’s has warned that the U.S. AAA credit rating could be downgraded as early as 2013, and Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has called the debt “our biggest national security threat.” We cannot continue to mortgage America’s future by accumulating massive debts to foreign investors like China and Middle-Eastern sovereign wealth funds, then passing the bill on to our children and grandchildren.

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    Upcoming Town Hall Meetings: Tues., 8/17 and Weds., 8/18

    I’m happy to announce two upcoming town hall meetings.  I hope that you can join me for a discussion on what I’m working on in the United States Congress…

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    “Our Biggest National Security Threat”

    The United States is facing an urgent fiscal crisis and the future prosperity of our nation is at stake. We are quickly approaching the tipping point where the explosive growth…

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    Legislative Update: Debt-Reducing Amendment Offered at Appropriations Markup

    At today’s full committee markup of the FY2011 Transportation-HUD Appropriations Bill, I offered an amendment that would save taxpayers $12.4 billion dollars by cutting funding to FY2009 levels.  The…

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    Supporting Arizona

    Today I signed an amicus brief in support of the State of Arizona in the lawsuit the Obama Administration has brought against it regarding the State’s new immigration law.  …

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    House Lawmakers Applaud Senate NASA Authorization Bill’s Inclusion of Heavy Lift Architecture

    Reps. Gene Green (TX-29), Frank Wolf (VA-10), and John Culberson (TX-07) today expressed strong support for the Senate NASA authorization bill’s inclusion of funding for a NASA-owned heavy lift vehicle…

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    Statement on New Drilling Moratorium

    I am deeply disappointed that the Obama Administration has issued a new offshore drilling moratorium. These moratoria directly reflect this administration’s underlying agenda, which is punishing our domestic oil and…

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    Outrage Over Unprecedented Power Grab

    Once again, the federal government encroaches on the State of Texas’ sovereign authority.

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    Legislative Update: Recently Offered Amendments

    This week, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Science, Justice and Technology met to vote on legislation that would fund the related federal agencies for FY2011. As a member of this subcommittee, which has jurisdiction over NASA and the Department of Justice, I offered the following amendments during the meeting…

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    Wall Street Journal: NASA Program Remains Uncertain After House Vote

    “The unusual vote highlights the extent of bipartisan opposition on Capitol Hill to President Barack Obama’s bid to reshape NASA.”

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    A Failure to Govern

    For the first time since the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 was signed into law, the House of Representatives will not pass an annual budget resolution. As families across the nation are cutting their budgets and foreign governments are reducing spending, the liberal majority in Congress must find the cure for its addiction to spending. The United States is facing trillion-dollar deficits over the next decade and a national debt surpassing $13 trillion, which makes their refusal to produce a spending plan nothing less than a failure to govern.

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    A Bill to End the Moratorium on Offshore Drilling

    The American people – especially those who live in the Gulf states – understand the economic importance of offshore drilling.  This job-killing moratorium threatens our energy security and does…

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    Statement on Israel’s Blockade of Gaza

    The United States must express steadfast support for the peace and security of Israel and for the blockade of Gaza.  Israel has the right to take any action necessary…

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    WSJ Op-Ed: White House Distorts Views of Experts on Drilling Ban

    The Obama Administration is under political pressure to reverse its ill-considered deep water drilling moratorium, and the latest blowback comes from seven angry experts from the National Academy of Engineering who say their views were distorted to justify the ban.

    In the wake of the oil spill, President Obama asked Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to produce a report on new drilling safety recommendations…

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    Letter to President Obama: Lift Drilling Moratorium

    Dear Mr. President,

    I write to express my strong opposition to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s six-month moratorium on deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. I am concerned that the decision to impose the moratorium is based more on emotion than fact. The Deepwater Horizon incident was a terrible human tragedy with devastating environmental consequences, but it must be viewed in the proper historical context as a statistical anomaly. The government’s own records show that since 1985, more than 7 billion barrels of oil have been produced in federal offshore waters with less than 0.001 percent spilled – a 99.999% record for clean operations. That 35-year record of safety should not be ignored in the haste to respond to public discord

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    Houston Chronicle: Playing Politics

    President’s NASA policy could haunt his party at the polls in Harris County

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    Houston Chronicle: Help Sought for NASA Workers

    Officials request millions to help staff who could lose jobs in cutbacks of programs

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    Drilling Moratorium is a Shortsighted Response

    The oil spill in the Gulf is a tragedy in every sense of the word. The images coming from the Gulf are distressing, and the deaths of 11 workers on the Deepwater Horizon rig are heartbreaking. However, it is very important to remember that this accident is an anomaly. The human error and/or failure of the rig’s state-of-the-art equipment require a complete explanation, and the cleanup operation deserves our full support. Still, we cannot afford to further harm our nation’s economy by halting our offshore drilling, which is why I am calling on President Obama to lift his recently imposed six month moratorium on deepwater drilling and asked that he refrain from imposing a moratorium on shallow water drilling.

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    IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers

    Four IRS Taxpayer Assistance Centers in Houston will be open Saturday,June 5 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. The IRS is holding these special Open Houses to…

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    Honoring our Fallen Heroes

    On this Memorial Day, we remember every man and woman who has laid down their life in service to our country.  Since the Revolutionary War, our soldiers have stood…

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    America, Speak Out!

    This liberal Congress has turned a deaf ear to the people that they were sent to Washington to represent. As American families across the country cut spending and pay off debt, this Congress is passing massive new entitlement programs and piling up record levels of debt. Americans are rightfully asking the question “why won’t Washington listen?”

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    Houston Chronicle: Citizen’s Lobby Group Goes to Bat for NASA

    “Now we know where members stand,” Mitchell said. “We’re confident the information will help us fashion a compromise with the White House that will win back a majority of the Constellation program.”

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    House Democrats Reject Another Spending Cut

    Last week, House Republicans asked the American people a simple question:  Where would you cut federal spending?  Within a week, over 280,000 Americans voted online and by text…

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    Op-Ed: Reaction to offshore oil spill can go overboard

    The oil spill in the Gulf threatens to become a serious breach of public trust in the environmental safety of offshore drilling, and it has already tragically claimed the lives of 11 hardworking Americans.

    What is unquestionably more dangerous is the prospect of this incident being politicized. Senator Bill Nelson of Florida has already asked the President to impose a moratorium on all new offshore drilling.

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    Houston Chronicle: First, Last Men On Moon: Obama Plan Ill-Conceived

    “A plan that was invisible to so many was likely contrived by a very small group in secret who persuaded the president that this was a unique opportunity to put his stamp on a new and innovative program,” Armstrong testified. “I believe the president was poorly advised.”

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    You Decide What Spending Congress Should Cut!

    The fiscal condition of our country is in dire straits, and House Republicans want to know where you’d like to see your Congress cut spending. YouCut – a first-of-its-kind project – is designed to defeat the permissive culture of runaway spending in Congress. It allows you to vote, both online and on your cell phone, on spending cuts that you want to see the House enact.

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    Houston Chronicle: Rep. Pete Olson Hails Milestone for NASA’s Orion Program

    “This successful test is one more reason to support Constellation and oppose the administration’s plan to end the program. We must maintain America’s dominance in human space exploration.”

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    Moody’s: U.S. Debt Shock May Hit In 2018, Maybe As Soon As 2013 – IBD

    “While we see limited risk of a U.S. sovereign debt downgrade in the next 2-3 years, beyond that we cannot be so certain,” wrote Societe Generale’s economics team in a recent report.

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    Statement on Nomination of Elana Kagan to the Supreme Court

    I congratulate Ms. Kagan on her nomination to the Supreme Court. Given her lack of experience on the bench, it is even more important for the Senate…

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    NASA sets date for next shuttle launch

    CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Space shuttle Atlantis is scheduled to begin a 12-day flight to the International Space Station with a launch at 2:20 pm EDT on Friday, May 14,…

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    Statement on Gulf Oil Spill

    My prayers and deepest sympathies are with the families of the victims of this tragedy. The images coming from the Gulf are heartbreaking, but it is important to recognize what an anomaly this event is.

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    Huntsville Times – Apollo 13 controller Gene Kranz: President’s space path ‘dangerous’

    “My concern is this might possibly be the epitaph for the manned space program for the next decade”

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    Largest Tax Increase in U.S. History

    While introducing his budget in February, President Obama said “We simply cannot continue to spend as if deficits don’t have consequences; as if waste doesn’t matter; as if the hard-earned…

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    Statement on H.R. 2499

    From my time in the Texas State House, to my time serving in this Congress, I have always advocated that the future of our Republic should be determined through the rule of the majority with respect for the minority.

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    Bipartisan Letter to President Obama: Secure Our Border

    Today, Congressman Culberson and a bipartisan group sent a letter to President Obama urging him to send the National Guard to protect our Southern border.

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    Save America’s Future Economy Act (SAFE) of 2010

    Today I became a cosponsor of the Save America’s Future Economy Act (SAFE) of 2010. This legislation will fight the reckless spending that threatens the future of our country. The bill limits annual increases in spending to the total of percentage increases in population growth and inflation. It will force Congress to monitor federal spending and reform our entitlement programs, which are already near insolvency.

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    Republican Committee on Ways and Means: Obama Administration Report Confirms Democrat Health Law Increases Health Care Spending

    “Among its many troubling findings, the report concludes that national health care costs will increase significantly over the next decade under the new law.”

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    Statement on Financial Regulatory Reform

    Congress is preparing to debate financial regulatory reform legislation authored by Senator Chris Dodd. I voted against the original government bailout of Wall Street, and I am fully committed to protecting our tax dollars from being used to rescue failed institutions from their own mistakes.

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    Houston Chronicle: Texas lawmakers invite President Obama to Johnson Space Center

    “Obama’s ‘reliance on a promising, yet still fledgling commercial space industry’ combined with retiring the space shuttle and canceling the back-to-the-moon Constellation ‘will severely diminish the manned space flight program and provide the JSC with no true mission objective,’ the lawmakers cautioned.”

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    Wall Street Journal: The SEC’s Impeccable Timing

    “This makes perfect sense when you think about the political incentives. Why do the painstaking work of tracking down actual criminals when you can score favorable headlines with a drive-by lawsuit against a large public company that will have a strong incentive to settle quickly?”

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    FOX Houston: Are Johnson Space Center Cuts Political Payback?

    “The president seems to be targeting states that didn’t support him politically, not a scientific judgment, not a judgment based on human exceptionalism when it comes to space flight, but a political judgment based on what may serve his best interest in 2012.”

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    Houston Chronicle: At Johnson Space Center, Texas lawmakers rally against Obama’s NASA vision

    The state’s congressional delegation today presented a united, bipartisan front in defense of NASA, saying President Obama’s compromise on his space budget doesn’t go far enough and calling upon him to visit Johnson Space Center.

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    NASA Must Not Delay America’s Manned Space Program

    President’s plan is akin to privatizing the Navy and simply renting out the U.S.S. Harry S. Truman any time we needed to defend ourselves.

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    Houston Chronicle Op-Ed – Americans in Space: A Dream of the Past?

    “Shutting down Constellation sends the dangerous and irresponsible message to our children and grandchildren that education and progress no longer matter.”

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    Astronauts Urge President to Continue Constellation Program

    “Too many men and women have worked too hard and sacrificed too much to achieve America’s preeminence in space, only to see that effort needlessly thrown away”

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    Politico: CBO chief says debt is ‘unsustainable’

    The nation’s fiscal path is “unsustainable,” and the problem “cannot be solved through minor tinkering,” the head of the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday morning.

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    Risking National Security for a Fantasy

    Today, the Obama Administration announced that it will halt the development of new nuclear weapons and strictly limit the circumstances under which the United States would deploy nuclear arms. Under President Obama’s plan, the United States will commit to not using nuclear weapons as defensive or retaliatory measures against non-nuclear nations, even if those nations launched an attack on our country.

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    Here Come the Taxes: A Health Care Timeline

    Since the Democrat take over of health care was signed into law this week, my offices have received numerous questions about the provisions in the legislation and when they will go into effect.

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    Reclaiming Our Constitutional Rights

    Nowhere in the Constitution does it authorize the federal government to mandate, either directly or under the threat of penalty, that all citizens have qualifying health care coverage.

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    Another Day, Another Billion Dollars

    Why do we need $600 million in new “emergency spending” when we haven’t spent the $400 million of emergency spending from last year?

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    Democrats’ Prescription for America: More Taxes and Less Liberty

    With 34 Democrats joining Republicans in voting against this government takeover of health care, the only thing bipartisan about this bill was the opposition to it.

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    The Financial Times: Space: The Pull of Gravity

    Apollo Astronauts continue to lament the President’s decision to cancel the Constellation program that would have taken Americans back to the Moon by 2020.

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    Culberson to NASA: Start Over

    President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2011 budget for NASA was soundly rejected by Congress. As a result, Rep. Culberson joined a bi-partisan group of House Members to call on NASA Administrator…

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    CBO Director Doug Elmendorf: “the [CBO] has not thoroughly examined the reconciliation proposal…”

    Below are a few excerpts from the Congressional Budget Office’s score of H.R. 4872, the Reconciliation Act of 2010.

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    Statement on Israel

    The Wall Street Journal recently noted that recently, “the Obama Administration has endorsed ‘healthy relations’ between Iran and Syria … and publicly apologized to Moammar Gadhafi …” Israel, our closest friend…

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