Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) has awarded Congressman John Culberson (TX-07) with the NAM Award for Manufacturing Legislative Excellence. The award is based on his votes in the 115th Congress on issues that are critical to manufacturing in the United States. “I’m grateful for the recognition of my steadfast support for our nation’s manufacturers,” said Rep. Culberson. “I’m proud to vote for policies that promote economic growth, remove bureaucratic red tape, ...
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Houston, TX – The Job Creators Network (JCN) national Tax Cuts Work tour stopped in Houston at Three Brothers Bakery today to present House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady and U.S. Representative John Culberson with its Defender of Small Business Award for supporting the largest tax cut in history. “The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provides the largest tax relief in history for small businesses, and the economic gains that we’ve made since passing the law are a direct result,” said Brady. “Tax ref...
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Houston, TX – Today, Congressman John Culberson (TX-07), Chairman of the Commerce, Justice, and Science Subcommittee on Appropriations (CJS), attended Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Houston’s Big Picture Luncheon to celebrate how the organization’s one-to-one mentoring program is creating positive change for kids in Houston. Pierce Bush, CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Houston and Congressman John Culberson (TX-07) “Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Houston has been a bright sp...
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Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, President Trump signed legislation to end pharmacy gag clauses, which have prevented pharmacists from telling patients when they could pay less for prescription drugs, on both Medicare and private insurance plans. The House passed this legislation on September 25, 2018. Congressman John Culberson (TX-07) released the following statement: “Every American needs and deserves to know if they’re getting the best prices on their prescription drugs. Many of our neighbor...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Culberson (TX-07), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS), released the following statement after Governor Abbott submitted a request to waive the current ban on duplication of benefits that prevents those who accepted a Small Business Administration (SBA) loan from receiving Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant funding later. “I thank Governor Abbott for swiftly acting on my request to submit this waiver to help th...
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Culberson (TX-07), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS), released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump signed H.R. 302, the Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 2018 & the Disaster Recovery Reform Act, into law. The House passed this bipartisan bill by a vote of 398-23 on September 26 and the Senate passed it by a vote of 93-6 on October 3. “This bill becoming law is a giant step forwa...
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Washington, D.C. – Congressman Culberson (TX-07), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS), issued the following statement after the House passed the Conference Report to Accompany H.R. 6157: Department of Defense and Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019. “I’m pleased to support this vital package of bills to fully fund our military and make critical investments to support scient...
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Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman John Culberson (TX-07), Chairman of the Commerce, Justice, and Science Subcommittee on Appropriations (CJS), released the following statement after the House passed H.R. 302, the Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 2018 & the Disaster Recovery Reform Act. “Passage of this bill is a giant step forward to continue making Houston, and every other community across the nation, more resilient to future natural disasters. Reforming the Stafford Act and putting ...
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Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative John Culberson (TX-07), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science (CJS), issued the following statement about a letter he signed to urge U.S. House Speaker Ryan, Majority Leader McCarthy, and Majority Whip Scalise to protect and maintain affordable Medicare Part D benefits for seniors. “Among the many problems the Affordable Care Act created is a looming Medicare Part D increase that threatens seniors’ ability to ...
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Houston, TX – Congressman John Culberson (TX-07) has been recognized as a “Hero of Main Street” by the National Retail Federation for consistently supporting public policy priorities important to the retail industry and its millions of small businesses. The awards were presented as small retailers across the country gathered in Washington for NRF’s Retail Advocates Summit. “I’m honored to receive the National Retail Federation’s ‘Hero of Main Street Award’ for my work to pass pro-growth legislat...
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