I would consider it to be immoral to take a paycheck when the people in the federal government are not. Blake Farenthold federalgovernmentimmoral Change image and share on social
I'm doing a good job in Washington. Blake Farenthold goodjobwashington Change image and share on social
In 2012, the Supreme Court upheld President Obama's overreaching mandate that forces every American to purchase health insurance or face a fine. Blake Farenthold americancourtface Change image and share on social
My message on immigration is that the people who want to come to this country, by and large, even those who have done it illegally, are coming for the right reasons, not to take advantage of our welfare system. Blake Farenthold advantagecomecountry share on social
Why should guns be treated different than toasters? If your defective product injures somebody, you're responsible for it. Blake Farenthold defectiveguninjure Change image and share on social
What message do we send to America if we impeach Obama and he gets away? Blake Farenthold americaimpeachmessage Change image and share on social
I actually enjoy having the Capitol view. We started referring to it as the trillion dollar view. Blake Farenthold capitoldollarenjoy Change image and share on social
If I were to leave Congress and want to start Farenthold TV, it would be very difficult. The fewer players there are, the fewer the opportunities to build a big enough audience to get on. Blake Farenthold audiencebigbuild Change image and share on social
I think that we're so generous in some of our social problems that people are unwilling to get a job outside in the heat. Rather than get 15 dollars to go get roofing, they'd rather get 9 or 10 dollars in benefits. Blake Farenthold benefitdollargenerous share on social
I went in with the youthful vigor that I could single-handedly change the world. But you fast come to the realization that you're 1/435th of one-half of one-third of the government. Blake Farenthold 435thchangefast Change image and share on social
