Blake Farenthold

I again urge all Members to support passage of S. 349. 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 and…

I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on S. 655. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the gentleman…

You know, we in this Congress or Congresses of the past have ceded a lot of our authority to executive agencies. We have given them lots of power to regulate. They are taking over and doing an awful lot. Know Your Farmer--Know Your Food is…

I would like to speak in opposition to this. The ranking member gives a great history lesson on how this comes out. The previous farm bill--passed by primarily Congress controlled by your side of the aisle--created a situation with our…

Reclaiming my time for just a second, I too am trying to lose weight and would much prefer to work with my doctor and trainer than the USDA. I yield back the balance of my time.

On rollcall No. 395, I intended to vote ``yea.'' After the time to change my vote had expired I noticed my vote had been recorded as ``nay.''

It's almost like a fog has been lifted over America. We sought to capture or kill Osama bin Laden for 10 years; and just recently, that was accomplished. And it's almost as if the sun is a little bit brighter and the can-do American spirit…

To balance our budget, we have got to do more than just cut spending. We've got to cut excessive government regulation that keeps businesses from growing, expanding and hiring more people. We have got to get rid of the culture of ``no''…

Thank you very much. I rise in support of this amendment as well. With off-the-shelf available technology, this type of mapping can be done at little or no cost, increasing safety to aviation, especially those involved in rural aviation…

Since the time President Obama took office in 2009, the price of gasoline has more than doubled, rising from $1.53 a gallon to $3.52. America has become more dependent on foreign oil, undermining our national security while forcing…

On February 23, the Justice Department announced it would no longer defend the Defense of Marriage Act. The Defense of Marriage Act was a bipartisan effort to preserve the sanctity of marriage that, among other things, defined marriage as…

As we are all aware, a porous U.S.-Mexico border poses one of the greatest threats to all Americans in terms of crime and terrorism.

What concrete steps are we taking to make sure that something like this doesn't happen again?

I rise this morning to express my deepest sorrow about the tragic attack on American law enforcement that happened earlier this week in Mexico. Tuesday afternoon, two agents from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement were attacked while…