Blake Farenthold

This project has been continuously delayed by bureaucracy and what I believe to be the prior Administration's hostility to oil and gas.

I am here today to remember the life of a great constituent and family friend, Joe Fulton, who passed away recently at the age of 83. Joe not only lived in Corpus Christi, but he helped shape the city's skylines. His projects, as a general…

I suspect we all know Senator John McCain, but we should also know World War II veteran John McCain from Wharton, Texas, who just turned 100 years old. Mr. McCain was born in Texas on February 15, 1918. When he was just 7 years old, he…

I applaud President Trump on including $13 million for widening and deepening the project at the Port of Corpus Christi in its fiscal year 2019 budget. Widening and deepening the port is critical not only to the local economy in Corpus…

I am here today to remember Robert ``Bob'' Agrifoglio, who passed away recently at the age of 73. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Bob enlisted in the U.S. Air Force on his 17th birthday and headed to basic training in San Antonio, Texas. From…

Recently, my office faced a tragedy when we received word that my former field representative Collin Kennedy had passed away due to injuries he had suffered in an accident. A Manassas, Virginia, native and a West Virginia University…

I am here today to remember the life of a great constituent, Mr. Don Kaspar, who passed away, recently, at 88. Don was born on November 24, 1928, in Shiner, Texas, where he graduated from Shiner High School in 1945. He served as the…

I thank the gentleman from Florida; he has definitely been a leader on this issue. I have got to tell you that I, too, am happy the Intelligence Committee has agreed to release the memo. When I was back home in Texas last week, it was the…

I am here today to support the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, which will allow a person who is licensed in one State to carry their firearm to carry it in other States. It works just like your driver's license. My Texas driver's license…

I was completely exonerated by OCE and the settlement agreement has been paid. I'm doing my best and I'm going to hand a check over this week to probably Speaker Ryan or somebody and say, look, here is the amount of my settlement. Give it…

I join Mrs. Watson Coleman and Mr. Hudson in urging passage of this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Farenthold) that the House…

It is my distinct pleasure to yield 1 minute to the gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Ryan), the sponsor of the bill and my friend, the Speaker of the House.

I am proud to represent the Corpus Christi Army Depot, considered as the jewel of the Army Depot system. CCAD is currently the largest rotary wing aircraft facility in the world. Instead of buying new helicopters, which cost $17 million or…

As the Nation celebrates Veterans Day this week, a day we honor those who served our country, I am happy to report the VA has made great strides in improving and assisting veterans with physical injuries. It struggled, however, to deal…

I am here today to recognize the career of recently retired Flour Bluff High School Navy Junior ROTC instructor, Commander Armando Solis. In 1993, following completion of nearly 22 years in the United States Navy, Commander Solis became…

It is bad enough just seeing your trees there for months. But when it is your personal effects and your scrapbooks, I mean, it is heartbreaking.

I want to take a few minutes to talk about and thank Team Rubicon and all other volunteers who are helping assist victims of Hurricane Harvey with storm cleanup, not only in the district I represent but throughout the State of Texas. Many…

I do think the Postal Service is an unused government resource that could be more help to the census than I think they are currently using.

Each year I have the honor of nominating young men and women from the 27th District of Texas to our United States service academies. My office will soon be holding two service academy nights to help students interested in earning…

This week is the birthday of two of my staff: Luis Buentello in my district office, and Bob Haueter, my chief of staff here in Washington, D.C., and Corpus Christi. Both are dedicated public servants committed to helping the people of the…

On October 10, or Double Ten Day, it is the National Day of Taiwan, and I would like to take the opportunity to wish the people of Taiwan a very happy Double Ten Day. Over the years, Taiwan has proven its leadership on the global stage…

As home to almost half of all naval air training in our country, south Texas is a hub of military aviation. That is why I am here today to commemorate the dedication of the South Texas Aviators Memorial, which will be dedicated on October…

I am here to talk a couple minutes about the best and the worst that I saw during Hurricane Harvey in the 27th District of Texas that I represent. The worst was dished out by nature and high winds. The best was the spirit of the Texans who…

I did want to add that, though Texans are helping people and people are helping each other, volunteer organizations like Mr. Weber is talking about, the Federal Government, also, is helping with FEMA and SBA loans. Some people have gotten…