Originally Published on HoustonChronicle.com | READ ONLINE (Thumbs up) Finally! Wonders of wonders, miracles of miracles, Houston actually has a Hurricane Harvey recovery bill. The $90 billion disaster aid package made its way through the Senate after surviving what Politico called "the dumbest shutdown ever" (more on that below). In this political day and age there's only one rational way to celebrate this accomplishment - a parade. We're thinking U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and U.S. Rep. John Culber...
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Washington D.C. - Today Representative John Culberson (TX-07) released the following statement after Congress passed a bipartisan budget deal to include a continuing resolution through March 23 and $89.3 billion in emergency federal assistance. This money will help states, communities, businesses, and individuals recover from Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria; wildfires; and other disasters: “I’m pleased that Congress has reached a desperately needed long-term budget agreement today, and I am g...
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By Click2Houston.com Staff | February 9, 2018 | Click here or on image below to watch the video HOUSTON - The bill signed by President Trump to end the short-lived government shutdown means much more to the city of Houston. The measure also gave the green light to federal funds to help with Hurricane Harvey recovery. The road to recovery after Harvey has been a long one. The long-term budget agreement not only ended the government shutdown, but also opened the door for billions of dollars in muc...
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Originally Published on Jewish Herald-Voice | READ ONLINE Texas’ congressional delegation has played a key role in helping Houston’s Jewish community recover from Hurricane Harvey. That assistance is acutely felt among members of United Orthodox Synagogues, who were forced to bid farewell to their synagogue’s flood-damaged building on Feb. 4. That building – one of the original synagogues that was built in Southwest Houston – has flooded three times in as many years. Harvey caused damages that a...
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Washington D.C. - Today Representative John Culberson (TX-07) introduced H.R. 4930, the Disaster Assistance Rental Fairness Act, to ensure that FEMA follows the intent of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Assistance Act to provide efficient federal natural disaster assistance. Under current law, FEMA is required to provide disaster relief to families affected by natural disasters. However, FEMA is denying rental assistance to individuals whose post-disaster housing costs are 30 percent or less of ...
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ABC13 Houston | Wednesday, February 7, 2018 On Wednesday, Rep. Culberson joined ABC13 Houston to discuss his new bill, the Disaster Assistance Rental Fairness Act, aimed to help Harvey Survivors. Under current law, FEMA is required to provide disaster relief to families affected by natural disasters. However, FEMA is denying rental assistance to individuals whose post-disaster housing costs are 30 percent or less of their household income. Culberson said the following: Rep. Culberson filed this ...
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Washington D.C. - Representative John Culberson (TX-07) released the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed another short-term continuing resolution to fund the federal government until March 23, 2018: “I voted for this continuing resolution to keep our government open, because I support our incredible men and women in uniform and the dedicated community health centers that serve over 27 million people across our nation. “This legislation provides full year funding f...
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Originally Published on PBS.org | January 29, 2018 A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of sitting down with PBS NewsHour to discuss the how I'm working to get the resources Houston needs to recover and rebuild from Hurricane Harvey. Getting approval of the House passed hurricane relief bill in the Senate remains at the top of my list, and I continue to work with Senators Cornyn and Cruz to ensure the Senate considers this bill as soon as possible. As recovery continues, please know I am committe...
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Originally Published in Houston Chronicle By Mihir Zaveri, January 24, 2018 Hopes for major improvements to the centerpiece of Houston's flood control system - the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Addicks and Barker dams - are hanging on an obscure provision of the 180-page disaster relief bill that has been languishing in Congress since December. Contentious issues such as immigration policy, children's health care and President Donald Trump's proposed border wall stole the national spotlight duri...
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Washington D.C. – Representative John Culberson (TX-07) released the following statement today after the House of Representatives passed a Continuing Resolution to fund the federal government until February 8, 2018: “While I’m very pleased the government shutdown has ended, the shutdown was completely unnecessary to begin with. All the Democrats accomplished was causing anxiety to men and women in uniform, both in military and law enforcement, and to all the people who suffered from Hurricanes H...
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