I've already composed and written a letter to the House administration telling them to withhold my paycheck in the event of a lapse of appropriations. Blake Farenthold administrationappropriationcompose Change image and share on social
We have testimony saying, and I think common sense also dictates, that in a failed state like Syria, you don't have any government information, police reports to rely on to vet somebody. So there's no way to do a background check from somebody coming out of Syria. There's no way we can find out whether they're safe or not. Blake Farenthold backgroundcheckcome share on social
You've got to do the same sort of outreach to Hispanics that you do to any other group. They want to see their congressman. Blake Farenthold congressmangrouphave Change image and share on social
If you are just using the service to look at Web sites and download e-mail, then a DSL line may be cheaper. It is when you have more data going out that wireless can make a difference. Blake Farenthold cheapdatumdifference Change image and share on social
We've got the power of the purse in the Congress. Blake Farenthold congresshavepower Change image and share on social
Running on the pledge to end two wars, President Obama has the country entangled in three: Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, and that doesn't include the American's foray into Libya. Blake Farenthold afghanistanamericancountry Change image and share on social
The purpose of the criminal justice system is both to rehabilitate and to punish. If we can rehabilitate somebody, that's a huge, huge win. Blake Farenthold criminalhugejustice Change image and share on social
As a government watchdog, I'm always looking for ways to make government smaller, more efficient, and fairer. Blake Farenthold efficientfairgovernment Change image and share on social
With President Obama restoring diplomatic relations with Cuba, the immigration preferential treatment given to Cubans... no longer makes sense. Blake Farenthold cubacubandiplomatic Change image and share on social
One of the problems the Republican Party has had is that we're too fast to compromise. You can compromise on the little stuff, but you can't compromise on your core principles. Blake Farenthold compromisecorefast Change image and share on social