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Rep. John Culberson’s Statement on Supreme Court Decision

WASHINGTON, DC –  Rep. John Culberson (TX-07) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court decision on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act:

“I am deeply disappointed…

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Rep. Culberson’s Statement on the Two-Year Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act

Washington, DC – Congressman John Culberson (TX-07) issued the following statement on the second anniversary of the President’s health care law:

“Today marks two years since the President signed the flawed Affordable…

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Rep. Culberson votes to Repeal Independent Payment Advisory Board

Washington, DC – Today, the House of Representatives voted to repeal the Affordable Care Act’s Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) by a vote of 223-181.  Congressman John Culberson (TX-07) issued the…

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Reps. Culberson and Burgess Discuss Health Care Reform at UT Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School

Doctors and medical students share their concerns on the future of medicine in America

Houston, TX –  Congressmen John Culberson (TX-07) and Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) joined Dr. Giuseppe N. Colasurdo,…

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Rep. John Culberson Cosponsors the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act

Washington, DC – This week, Congressman John Culberson (TX-07) became a cosponsor of H.R. 1179, the Respect for Rights of Conscience Act, that would amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act…

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Congressman Culberson: Speaker Boehner, Attach Full Repeal of Obamacare to Debt Ceiling Vote

Washington, DC – Congressman John Culberson (R-TX) sent the following letter to House Speaker John Boehner and Majority Leader Eric Cantor urging them attach a full repeal of Obamacare to the…

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ObamaCare Once Again Declared Unconstitutional

Yesterday Federal Judge Robert Vinson issued a decision declaring ObamaCare unconstitutional. The Wall Street Journal describes this ruling as “the best legal vindication to date of Constitutional principles that form the…

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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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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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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 companies being…

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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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Tax Increases in the Senate Health Care Bill

The House will soon vote on H.R. 4872, the Senate-passed health care bill. H.R. 4872 increases taxes by $569.2 billion over ten years, which will harm small businesses and middle-class families in the middle of an economic downturn. The Senate bill also employs a trick by implementing 10 years of tax increases and cuts to Medicare in order to pay for just 6 years of benefits.

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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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Fox Business Interview on Health Care Bill

Speaker Pelosi should be embarrassed and ashamed that she is shutting out the American people.

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Live at 7:00 PM (CDT) Telephone Town Hall with Rep. Culberson

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America Can’t Afford Another Entitlement Program

Over the past year, Americans have said in every possible way – through letters, phone calls, town hall meetings, and elections – that they do not want a government takeover of health care. Today, the president will once again deny the American people the right to a clean start with health care reform, instead opting to push through his own agenda.

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President Obama, Listen!

President Obama should listen to the millions of Americans who have said no to a government takeover of health care.

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Senate Democrats Unveil a Formal Government Takeover of Health Care

Rather than thoughtful policy, the Senate health care bill includes countless political handouts.

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What the Proposed Tax Increases Mean to District 7

Here are five examples of the additional tax burden we would face under the President’s budget and the House of Representatives energy and health care tax bills. Many District 7 residents will bear the brunt of tax increases with some of the highest tax increases in the country. Our district ranks 9th out of 435 congressional districts in total projected tax increase. It is clear that our district cannot sustain this new tax burden.

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Top Ten Tax Increases Included in H.R. 3962

1. SMALL BUSINESS SURTAX (Sec. 551, pg. 336)……………..$460.5 BILLION

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