Blake Farenthold

To me, the number one focus should not be the business case but should be providing quality service to veterans.

During the recent Presidential debates Carly Fiorina called and dared President Obama and Hillary Clinton to watch these appalling videos. I realize we only have a few minutes left, but I want to dare Members on the other side to watch…

It seems like they're almost intentionally reducing the morale of Border Patrol agents.

How can we in Congress ensure that ICANN's problems won't become worse and threaten the stability of the Internet after the U.S. Government terminates its contract with ICANN?

The concern remains similar to SOPA and PIPA, that you will cast such a broad net that you will infringe on people's free speech rights.

Isn't there in effect the forcing down and takedown of Web sites outside of the reach of U.S. law on the basis of an allegation of infringement without any type of hearing or due process?

I understand the concerns that the chairman of the subcommittee has. The breadth was necessary in order to get by the requirement to not be legislating within an appropriations bill. If the chairman is willing to work with me on finding a…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: At the end of the bill (before the short title), insert the following: Sec. __. None of the funds made available by this Act…

Who is a good guy today may not always be a good guy.

It would be the equivalent of President Kennedy saying, 'We will be able to get to the moon in 10 years and nobody else will ever be able to get there ever.'

I appreciate your yielding the time and organizing this wonderful Special Order.

Absolutely. You have got to be out at the events. You have got to say ``yes'' to the folks that come in and say: Could you give us a public service announcement for our cancer walk? Could you give us a public service announcement for our…

This bill is designed to protect future victims of asbestos, or victims who have not yet discovered their injury.

I do want to point out that the President even understands that there is an ability there for the Ukraine. Speaking in Ukraine recently, he said: ``We welcome the prospect of U.S. LNG efforts in the future since additional global supplies…

I join with Mr. Lynch in encouraging you to get this job done, get the process finished and fixed. Our Federal workers deserve prompt and adequate processing of their retirement after years of service to this country.

I do not want to shed all my rights to international travel any more than anyone else does, but we have got the obvious countries that we really need to be suspect of.

The American people and my constituents have lost trust in the Government for a variety of reasons, and I do not want to bring politics into public health.

Those who expose waste, fraud, and abuse from the inside sometimes only receive retaliation as their award.

Whistleblowers are an invaluable asset in helping us achieve this important goal.

Our solemn responsibility is to hold government accountable to taxpayers.

Americans deserve an efficient, effective government that works for them.

Americans have a right to know the money Washington takes from them is well spent.

I just want to express publicly and on the record my dismay at the dismantling of what I think has been one of the most effective oversight and reform tools within the government, the inspector general, as being coopted, and, in my…

Actions speak louder than words.

The American people feel like a promise was broken by the Reagan administration with the last round of immigration legislation.