Tonight, President Obama divided the country. For seven years, I have listened to the President blame Americans instead of terrorists. I have listened to him tout Obamacare while I’ve watched good, hard working people pay triple for their insurance premiums, and seen their deductibles skyrocket. I’ve watched community banks close while he lies and says new regulations are reining in big banks. I’ve watched him praise our troops while refusing to give them a pay increase that would match their ci...
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WASHINGTON D.C. – Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX) released the following statement following the Obama administration’s rule today to overregulate water rights after the Senate refused to take up the House bill on the matter. “The Administration’s WOTUS rule is nothing more than another power grab by the current White House administration,” said Congressman Farenthold. “The Federal Government has no right taking control from farmers and landowners. Earlier this month, the House of Representatives p...
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WASHINGTON, DC – This week, Congressman Blake Farenthold (TX-27) and Congressman Diane Black (TN-6) introduced a bill to cut waste, fraud, and abuse through increased transparency on federal government travel. H.R. 2032, the Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act of 2015, requires transparency and oversight in federal government travel by instituting caps on what can be spent on conferences. The bill also requires federal agencies to post detailed information about conferences that exceed ...
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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Blake Farenthold (TX-27), a member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee and House Judiciary Committee, released the following statement today regarding the revelation that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton apparently conducted official government business exclusively on her personal e-mail account instead of a government account: “Despite claims to be an advocate for transparency Secretary Clinton’s use of a personal e-mail account makes it difficult or ...
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In a House Oversight and Government Reform hearing last evening, U.S. Congressman Blake Farenthold (TX-27) questioned Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen on the agency losing two years’ worth of former IRS official Lois Lerner’s e-mails central to the Congressional probe into the IRS' political targeting. As part of its investigation of revelations that the IRS unfairly targeted conservative groups over their tax-exempt status, the Oversight Committee issued subpoenas for ...
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Today, U.S. Congressman Blake Farenthold (TX-27) participated in the annual House Oversight and Government Reform committee hearing highlighting waste in the federal government, and how to stop it. The hearing’s first panel consisted of United States Senators Tom Carper (D-RI) and Tom Coburn (R-OK), Chairman and Ranking Member, respectively, of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Senator Coburn publishes an annual “Waste Book” identifying the most egregious gover...
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The House of Representatives approved H.R. 982, the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act (the FACT Act) with bipartisan support by a vote of 221-199 tonight. U.S. Congressman Blake Farenthold (TX-27), Vice-Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law Subcommittee, is the chief sponsor of the bill. The FACT Act aims to strengthen the Asbestos Trust System by promoting transparency to combat the fraud and abuse that currently plague the system. Re...
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WATCH (High Resolution Video): http://youtu.be/8rAfPR3KdFM WASHINGTON –Today, the House passed H.R. 313, the Government Spending Accountability (GSA) Act of 2013 introduced by Congressman Blake Farenthold (R-TX) that cuts waste, fraud, and abuse and increases transparency and accountability on federal government travel by instituting caps on what can be spent on conferences. The bill also requires federal agencies to post detailed information about their conferences on their website. The bill w...
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MEET YOUR CONGRESSMAN AND CONGRESSIONAL STAFF Congressman Farenthold to Host Open Houses in Corpus Christi and Victoria and Meet and Greets in Bastrop and Luling August 8th-10th WASHINGTON- Congressman Blake Farenthold (TX-27) invites his constituents to come meet him and members of his Congressional staff at various open houses and mees and greets across the 27th Congressional District August 8th through the 10th. Congressman Farenthold and his staff will be on hand to answer any questions, an...
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