Blake Farenthold

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

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

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 am here today to support H.R. 5081, the Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2014. It has been estimated that more than 293,000 children in the United States are at risk of sexual exploitation, many of whom are…

I am here to speak in strong support of Internet tax freedom. I am a believer in the power of the Internet. It means a lot for America. It means a lot for the world. Because of our commitment to keeping Internet access largely unencumbered…

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), add the following: Sec. __. None of the funds in this Act may be available…

Today I rise to offer an amendment that would prohibit funding to any Federal employee who has been found in contempt of Congress. As a member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, I have had serious concerns about the…

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

actions speak louder than words.

I have an amendment at the desk. The CHAIR. The Clerk will report the amendment. The Clerk read as follows: Page 2, line 13, after the first dollar amount, insert ``(reduced by $6,000,000)''. Page 15, line 2, after the first dollar amount…

I would like to engage in a colloquy with the chairman. As the gentleman from Virginia is aware, I have serious concerns about the nonresponsiveness of certain Federal officials to legitimate congressional oversight activities. In some of…

I am outraged over reports involving the care of our veterans and the blatant mismanagement at the VA. We have made promises to our Nation's veterans, and, yet, wounded veterans are waiting months and even years, with some even dying due…

As a free market conservative, I am on the record as stating that I do not think government should interfere in business mergers to the extent they do not violate antitrust laws.

I am here today because I do believe Lois Lerner waived her Fifth Amendment right to testify, and by so doing and not answering our questions, she was in contempt of Congress. The other side makes a big deal about this being political and…

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…

It is my belief that this puts no other duty on anyone. Someone being found in contempt of Congress is something that is widely publicized. And as all people are charged with knowing what the law is, it seems common sense that the…

This amendment actually implements what I have proposed in H.R. 4447, which is that any employee of the Federal Government--in this case, we are limiting it to the subject of this appropriations bill--not be paid if they have been held in…

I would like to address the point of order. The Acting CHAIR. The gentleman from Texas is recognized.

I do not think Mr. Holder should be here. He is in contempt of this body.

I am committed to maintaining the constitutional balance of power and the authority that this legislative branch has.

I join with all of my Texas colleagues and especially with Mr. Williams in urging that we do honor Sergeant William Moody by renaming the postal facility in Burleson in his honor. I join in the remarks that Mr. Williams made about the…

I am moved by Mr. Ribble's speech. I am moved by the sacrifices that men and women make every day serving this country. I do think nothing could be more appropriate than honoring the memory of Corporal Justin D. Ross by naming the post…

I join with my friends and colleagues across the aisle, Mr. Payne and Mr. Clay, in urging passage of H.R. 1376, designating the postal facility in New Jersey to be named after Judge Tolentino, and I yield back the balance of my time. The…