Blake Farenthold

Having no other speakers at this time, I continue to reserve the balance of my time.

I urge all Members to support the passage of H.R. 3378, 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 suspend the rules…

At this time, I would like to yield as much time as he may consume to the gentleman from Arkansas (Mr. Griffin).

I yield as much time as he may consume to my distinguished colleague from the State of Michigan (Mr. Benishek).

And ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 6379. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the…

At this time I'd like to yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman from California (Mr. Hunter).

At this point, Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the chairman of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and my colleague on the Government Oversight and Reform Committee, the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Mica).

At this time I yield such time as he may consume to my friend, colleague, and neighbor on the Government Oversight and Reform Committee, the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Kelly).

As we've heard, this bill promotes bipartisan- supported transparency in the government. I urge my colleagues to support the passage of the Public Interest Declassification Board Reauthorization Act of 2012, S. 3564, and I yield back the…

I yield myself such time as I may consume. S. 3564, the Public Interest Declassification Board Act, reauthorizes the Public Interest Declassification Board, or PIDB, for an additional 2 years. Without congressional action, the PIDB will…

I do urge all Members to join me in support of this bill. I yield back the remainder of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Simpson). The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Farenthold) that the House…

As we have heard from both sides of the aisle, this is a bill designed to prevent the worst kind of overspending, one of the worst examples that we've seen. I understand Mr. Clay and agree with his concerns that we cannot violate the due…

I join the gentlelady from California and the gentlelady from New York in support of this legislation honoring Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard, naming the post office the Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office, and urge my…

I respectfully ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to…

I join with Representative Griffin in urging all of our Members to support this bill in the naming of the Sidney ``Sid'' Sanders McMath Post Office Building, and I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is…

As the gentleman from South Carolina has so eloquently put it, this is a fine, fine gentleman, well deserving of having this postal facility named after him. I urge all Members to support passage of H.R. 6379 and yield back the balance of…

I urge all the Members to support the passage of H.R. 6587. I can think of no more fitting a way to honor Postal Inspector Asbury than naming this building after him. I do urge all Members to support passage and yield back the balance of…

I, too, urge my colleagues to support H.R. 4062, the Nelson ``Mac'' MacWilliams Post Office Building naming, and yield back the remainder of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the gentleman from…

I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting H.R. 4389, the Cecil E. Bolt Post Office. I urge all Members to join me in support of this bill. I yield back the balance of my time. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion…

Earlier this year, the Committee on Government Oversight and Reform held a hearing concerning the wasteful spending that occurred during the planning and execution of the General Services Administration 2010 Western Regional Conference. As…

I have no other speakers at this time, and continue to reserve the balance of my time.

I'd like to yield 2 minutes to the distinguished gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Latta).

The adoption today of S. 2170 will mark an important step in the Oversight and Government Reform Committee's long-term effort to modernize the Hatch Act. At its best, the Hatch Act keeps partisan politics out of the workplace and prevents…

At this time I'd like to yield 3 minutes to my friend and colleague, Mr. Chaffetz of Utah, a member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee.

I am honored to be here today, as well, to pay my respect in tribute to Congressman Ralph Hall. As a freshman in Congress, there's a whole lot to learn. When I came in, Ralph Hall was one of those people that was larger than life. And he…