Blake Farenthold

For the past several days, this morning during our morning-hour debate, I have been listening to my colleagues across the aisle talking about the dire consequences the repeal of ObamaCare will have. Well, I have got to tell you something…

I would also like to talk about our military spouses. We often overlook the tremendous sacrifice our military spouses make to support their husbands and wives. They often move far from home and family to be with their spouse on military…

On a lighter note, I would also like to congratulate Coach Jason Herring and the Refugio Bobcats football team for winning their fourth Texas State AA championship. The Bobcats had a 15-1 record this school year and defeated Crawford in…

This year, Texas has the great honor of hosting the Super Bowl. In just a couple of weeks, Houston will host the largest event of the year in the United States with approximately 100,000 people expected to attend and more than 100 million…

Our Founding Fathers intended for us to have a limited government. If they saw what we have today, they would be appalled. Our government has gotten huge. It is out of control, and an alphabet soup of government agencies and unelected…

Section 9: ``The migration or importation of such persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a tax or duty may…

I thank the chairman. Mr. Speaker, I am here today to support the WIIN Act. We have heard from both sides. It is a bipartisan bill. Nobody likes everything in it, which is typical of legislation in Washington, but it is absolutely critical…

On Veterans Day, I attended Port Aransas High School Veterans Day ceremony honoring Port Aransas veterans. This year's event was renamed to remember its founder, Dr. Bill Lehmann, who passed away earlier this year at 91. During World War…

I have an amendment at the desk. The Acting CHAIR. The Clerk will designate the amendment. The text of the amendment is as follows: At the end of title I, add the following: SEC. __. INITIATING WORK ON SEPARABLE ELEMENTS. With respect to a…

The Office of Management and Budget has imposed the need for a new start or a new investment determination for projects that have been previously fully authorized and have actually begun work despite a lack of written policy or standards…

we are not badgering you because we want to badger you; we are talking to you because the American people are upset about this.

to me, that is being grossly negligent with classified information, and I should--and that is a violation of 793(f).

This stuff just simply doesn't pass the smell test on a lot of areas.

the buck has got to stop somewhere.

One of the things I hear consistently from my constituents in Texas is, all you guys in Congress do is go yell and scream and beat on your chest.

So the power of the purse is basically gone.

When we find wrongdoing in government, Congress has a limited number of remedies.

Our taxes in this country are too high and too complicated. We need a fairer, flatter, simpler tax system, but there is a lot of work to be done on that. I know my friend, the gentleman from Illinois in the Ways and Means Committee, and…

I think you all have behaved badly and have invited government regulation.

On September 17, 1787, the United States Constitution was signed by 39 inspired men who changed the course of history. As a nation, we celebrate Constitution Week from September 17 to September 23 this year to remember the legacy and…

I would like to take a moment today to congratulate my friend and mentor, Texas radio icon, Jim Lago, for his induction into the Texas Radio Hall of Fame. Lago and I have been together on the radio now for more than 15 years. Lago is a…

This line of questioning isn't about email. It's about national security and, to borrow Director Comey's words, someone at the top level of our government being extremely careless with classified information.

Today FBI Director James Comey announced his recommendation not to prosecute Hillary Clinton. I am extremely disappointed with this decision. In fact, Mr. Comey said that it was extremely careless of Secretary Clinton to store public…

What this bill does, what the SPEAK FREE Act does, is make it easier for those who are victimized by abusive lawsuits to silence their voices to end this early on in the litigation proceeding.

Ladies and gentlemen, free speech is a vital component of government accountability, public enlightenment, and the collective pursuit of truth itself.