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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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Rep. Culberson supports repeal of controversial Independent Payment Advisory Board

Today, the House Energy and Commerce Committee Health Subcommittee approved the bipartisan Medicare Decisions Accountability Act, H.R. 452 by a vote of 17-5.  Congressman John Culberson is a cosponsor of …

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Rep. Culberson’s Statement on Decision by Supreme Court to Hear Health Care Law Challenge

I am very pleased that the Supreme Court has agreed to determine whether the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is constitutional.
I remain fully dedicated to repealing PPACA. One…

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Representative Culberson Introduces the Medicare Firewall Act of 2011

Today, I introduced H.R. 2694, the Medicare Firewall Act of 2011, which will secure Medicare’s finances to ensure benefits for future generations. H.R. 2694 guarantees that Medicare Trust Funds are…

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The Spending Spree Is Over

These cuts take $38.5 billion away from President Obama’s expense account and slam the brakes on his outrageous spending programs.

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Obamacare: A Prescription for Economic Calamity

Creating a new trillion dollar entitlement program when we are facing record debt and deficits is a prescription for economic calamity.

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Working to Repeal and Rescind Obamacare

I am fully committed to repealing Obamacare. One of the very first votes I cast in the 112th Congress was to repeal Obamacare in its entirety.

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Statement on Continuing Resolution

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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Repealing the 1099 Provisions

Today House Republicans prevented another bureaucratic nightmare from becoming a reality, and in the process cut more than $100 million from our swollen deficit.

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Video Blog – February 17th, 2011

Congressman Culberson video blogs from his office in Washington, DC on February 17, 2011.

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The Hill Op-Ed: The spending spree is over

As the debate over the budget begins, all sides must acknowledge one sad and inescapable fact: Every dollar Congress spends is borrowed money.

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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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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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