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Rep. Culberson Protects Residents and Businesses along Richmond and Post Oak

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House Appropriations Committee approved the 2013 spending bill for the Departments of Transportation, Housing and Urban Development which included two provisions authored by Rep. Culberson. …

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Bringing Transparency to Obama Administration’s Drilling Bureaucracy

Earlier today, Representative John Culberson spoke on the floor of the House to defend an amendment to the FY12 Interior Appropriations Bill. Click here to watch the Congressman’s speech.

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Culberson Amendment Added to the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies FY12 Appropriations Bill

Today was an important first step in ending the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement’s (BOEMRE) de facto moratorium on offshore drilling. The House Appropriations Committee adopted my…

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Statement on the Passage of the MILCON Appropriations Bill

As part of his tireless efforts to cut our country’s staggering debt and deficit, Congressman Culberson on Monday introduced H.R. 2055, the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MILCON/VA)…

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Red State: Dozens of Republicans Vote for Handouts to Big Labor

Big Labor GOPers supporting Obama’s administrative power grabs, crony capitalism, wage controls, and fleecing of taxpayer.

Yesterday, the House passed the largely non-controversial Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Appropriations (MilCon) bill for FY…

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The Hill: Appropriators approve 2012 spending levels

Rep. John Culberson (R-Texas) said that Democrats need to wake up the reality that “every dollar that this committee spends is borrowed” due to America’s troubled finances.

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Conservatives Offer Historic Spending Cuts

In addition to the billions already cut this Congress, today House Appropriations Committee Chairman Hal Rogers announced the largest cut in discretionary spending in our nation’s history.

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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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