Voting Resources
Blake Farenthold
August 6th, 2014
I will be hosting the 2014 Victoria Veterans Summit at the University of Houston – Victoria from 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM on Thursday, August 7, 2014.Representatives from the South Texas Veterans Health Care System, Texas Veterans...
June 29th, 2014
Last Monday, the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee held a hearing to question Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen on the agency losing two years’ worth of former IRS official Lois Lerner’s...
June 17th, 2014
On June 2nd, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a regulation establishing CO2 emission guidelines, better known as cap-and-trade. This is such a bad policy President Obama could even get it passed when the...
June 10th, 2014
Recently, I questioned Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson as part of a Judiciary Committee hearing to conduct oversight of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). My colleagues and I covered a host of issues, but...
May 12th, 2014
Last Wednesday, I spoke on the House floor about problems with VA system and shared a story about a veteran from our home who lost his life do to VA delays. To watch my statement click here.
April 14th, 2014
Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Sen. Ted Cruz (R-RX), Rep. Roger Williams (R-RX) Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX) and Sen. John Cornyn pay respects to the three soldiers killed at Ft. Hood.
April 7th, 2014
Yesterday I met with U.S. Coast Guard Captain Ogyrdziak and others involved with cleaning the beaches after the March 22 Texas City Y bunker oil spill. The bulk of the oil came ashore along the environmentally sensitive...
March 19th, 2014
The President keeps assuming powers that directly violate the Constitution, and I will not stand Obama trying to rule the U.S. like a king. This week the House passed 2 bills that will hold the President accountable for his...
March 14th, 2014
Last Wednesday, I participated in a Transportation Subcommittee on Aviation roundtable policy discussion on “How to Best Utilize FAA UAS Test Range Data”. The purpose of this roundtable was to review how the FAA can best...
February 17th, 2014
This week, Congress acted to keep our promises to those who have served.The House and Senate came together to pass legislation I strongly supported to eliminate the cuts to military retiree benefits. The next stop is the...
July 28th, 2014
Last Wednesday, during the House debate on HR 5081, the Strengthening Child Welfare Response to Trafficking Act of 2014, I spoke on the floor in order to support this bill that helps identify and protects the victims of...
June 23rd, 2014
Last week, I visited the VA Outpatient Clinics in Corpus Christi and Victoria to get the real story on wait times, quality of service, and other issues from local Veterans and VA staff.As you may have read, the Corpus...
June 16th, 2014
The Department of Veterans Affairs recently flagged the Corpus Christi VA clinic, and 7 other VA facilities in Texas, for further investigation. The investigators suspected willful misconduct at these clinics, but have not...
May 28th, 2014
Unfortunately, human trafficking is a growing criminal activity that occurs outside of the public’s eye and is too often ignored. An estimated 100,000 children are sold in the sex trade in the United States each year. No...
April 17th, 2014
Last week I officially introduced H.R. 4447, the “Contempt Act.” H.R. 4447 would simply prohibit any federal employee who is found in contempt of Congress from receiving his or her salary. More specifically, the bill would...
April 8th, 2014
Last Week, I hosted the Annual Coastal Bend Veterans Summit in Corpus Christi. I appreciated the opportunity to discuss veteran’s issues with a group a veterans that spanned 7 decades of service. It continues to be clear to...
March 24th, 2014
The House Homeland Security Committee held a field hearing in Houston, “Combating Human Trafficking in Major Cities.” Human trafficking is often called “modern-day slavery”.
March 17th, 2014
Without action, Coastal bend homeowners stood to suffer the epitome of a "double whammy" through skyrocketing rate increases to our flood and windstorm insurance. Im working hard to ensure this doesnt happen.
March 3rd, 2014
Following our vote to restore COLAs for all existing military retirees, I’m pleased to share that the President has since signed the bill - meaning the fix to restore military retirees’ benefits is now law.
February 10th, 2014
Even if you're not traveling to Sochi for the XXII Olympic Winter Games, your cyber security could still be at risk. As with many international level media events, hacktivists may attempt to take advantage of the large...
