Blake Farenthold Quotes

Blake Farenthold

Profession : Politician

Birth : December 12, 1961

Nobody in the Washington regulatory bureaucracy gets fired for saying no.

Blake Farenthold

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

I think a fair amount of my votes were 'not-for-Ortiz,' votes and I'm going to have to work hard to earn the 'for Blake' votes.

Blake Farenthold

Drug testing for recipients of various welfare programs - I really think that's something that needs to be considered.

Blake Farenthold

As a government watchdog, I'm always looking for ways to make government smaller, more efficient, and fairer.

Blake Farenthold

I think there are several departments we could completely get rid of, and we wouldn't miss it.

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I actually enjoy having the Capitol view. We started referring to it as the trillion dollar view.

Blake Farenthold

We've got the power of the purse in the Congress.

Blake Farenthold

The pro-immigration people are really having a fit saying that I don't care about the children.

Blake Farenthold

I will support a path to citizenship if it does not fall within the definition of amnesty, and we've got to define what amnesty is in this country.

Blake Farenthold

The American people should not be footing the bill for federal employees who stonewall Congress or rewarding government officials' bad behavior.

Blake Farenthold

Companies that are hosting Web sites or do a lot of teleconferencing need a lot of bandwidth going both ways.

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As much as I hate to say it, what I'm coming to realize is that all we're really able to do is put the brakes on. Imagine going real fast in a Flintstones car, and my heel is out there. I went to Washington to change the world, and all I can do is put my heel out.

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Congress has the constitutional authority to investigate the other agencies of government. We are the watchdogs of the taxpayer's money, and we have the right to know how that money is being spent and to conduct oversight over the government.

Blake Farenthold

You turn on the TV, and you hear all these guys: 'Republican Party in disarray. Turmoil in Washington.' I don't think that's the case.

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I'm doing a good job in Washington.

Blake Farenthold

It's about going to where your voters are.

Blake Farenthold

I cannot ignore this reality, and I encourage my all colleagues to join me in this fight to end modern day slavery in our own backyard.

Blake Farenthold

My constituents feel betrayed by the promise that Reagan made, that if we grant amnesty, we'll then secure the border. We obviously didn't do that.

Blake Farenthold

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.

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