Open Congress : News Articles for Rep. Blake Farenthold [R, TX-27]

A closer look at Benghazi’s ‘security’

2013-05-18T01:00:00Z

...want to ask a couple of questions about the February 17 Martyrs Brigade,” said Rep. Blake Farenthold. The Texas Republican was addressing the three State Department “whistleblowers” who testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Co

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Furlough news brings some relief

2013-05-17T01:00:00Z

...considered key to safety and protection, employed by Navy shipyards or paid through funds generated by certain activities. U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, introduced a bill to stop furloughs of federal civilian employees in early March....

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U.S. House — for 37th time — votes against health care reform

2013-05-16T01:00:00Z

...freshman members of Congress have the opportunity to be on record as to where they stand with respect to Obamacare,” U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, said. Farenthold was another vote for repeal. U.S. Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Midland, pointed

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Bill would let natural gas-based ethanol qualify as renewable - Houston Chronicle

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...pair have lined up more than a dozen other co-sponsors including Texas Republicans Ted Poe of Humble, Ralph Hall of Rockwall, Blake Farenthold of Corpus Christi, Bill Flores of Bryan and Joe Barton of Ennis, and Democrats Henry Cuellar of Laredo, Gene G

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Bill would let natural gas-based ethanol qualify as renewable

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...have lined up more than a dozen other co-sponsors, including Texas Republicans Ted Poe of Humble, Ralph Hall of Rockwall, Blake Farenthold of Corpus Christi, Bill Flores of Bryan and Joe Barton of Ennis, and Democrats Henry Cuellar of Laredo, Gene Green

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Eric Holder: Subpoenas For Hundreds Of Journalist Phone Records May Be Okay

2013-05-15T01:00:00Z

...go after and subpoena hundreds of phone lines, phone records for journalists. Does that offend you as an American?” Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Texas) asked Holder. “It would depend on the facts. You’d have to know what the facts were and why the act

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Georgia Rep. Price: Obama Oversight Is ‘Laborious, Time-Consuming’ for Congress

2013-05-13T01:00:00Z

...when the administration is out there running all sorts of rules and regulations in the wrong direction.” Texas Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold pushed back on the White House’s criticism of the hearing, telling PJ Media that the House Committee on O

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Tell Me Again Why the U.S. Used Jihadists to Guard Benghazi

2013-05-10T01:00:00Z

...want to ask a couple of questions about the February 17 Martyrs Brigade," said Rep. Blake Farenthold. The Texas Republican was addressing the three State Department "whistleblowers" who testified before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committe

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Farenthold rips Benghazi security

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...— Texas Republican Congressman Blake Farenthold said Wednesday he hopes U.S. officials will stop relying on “the best bad plan” as a result of probes into what happened in Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attacks on Americans in Benghazi, Libya. During a

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Sequester, Postal Departures Weigh on Retirement Claims Backlog

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...has a 72 percent recovery rate of those funds. “As a watchdog, I appreciate you doing that,” said subcommittee Chairman Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas. “But I still have some concerns.” Another point of contention concerned OPM’s effort to dig

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Benghazi Militia Hired By State Department Helped Al Qaeda Terrorists

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...make a long approach march through multiple checkpoints that were manned by February 17 militia.” At the Benghazi hearings, Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-TX) asked, “I’m stunned that the State Department was relying on a militia with extremist ties to

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U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold questions during Benghazi attack hearing (Video)

2013-05-09T01:00:00Z

...Libya, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, May 8, 2013. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, sits at right. South Texas Rep. Blake Farenthold sits in the foreground to the right. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold too

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Congress Agrees to End FAA Furloughs

2013-04-26T01:00:00Z

...delays at airports,” Van Hollen said. “But we should be making sure we don’t see the effects of the sequester grind on.” Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Texas, said the FAA bill was proof of the sequester’s potential effectiveness. “Even though seq

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Eagle Ford Shale conference in May to bring oil and gas experts to Robstown

2013-04-24T01:00:00Z

...it would cost them an arm and a leg,” she said. “It’s been much needed.” David Porter, Texas Railroad Commissioner, and U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, are among the speakers who have generated the most interest. Representatives fr

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Immigration Bill Uncertain in House

2013-04-24T01:00:00Z

...of the 233 Republicans in the House started this Congress with less than three years of experience.The newcomers include Rep. Blake Farenthold (R., Texas), who represents a district where Hispanics account for nearly 50% of the population. He tells cons

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Editorial: Texas needn't work too hard to lure gun makers

2013-04-23T01:00:00Z

...They have attracted attention to themselves and to Texas. Two Corpus Christi lawmakers, state Rep. Todd Hunter and U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, have begun efforts to lure the estimated $30 billion gun industry to Texas. Hunter has introduced a resolution

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South Texas lawmakers attempt to lure firearms manufacturers from other states

2013-04-20T01:00:00Z

...to Texas” is the new mantra in state politics as leaders including state Rep. Todd Hunter and U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold woo the firearms industry in hopes of bringing associated manufacturing to the Lone Star State. Hunter, R-Corpus Christi, on Wedne

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Texas lawmakers woo gun makers

2013-04-18T01:00:00Z

...(Chris Graythen/AFP/Getty Images) What do you think? Following in the footsteps of other Texas lawmakers, Texas Rep. Blake Farenthold plans to send letters to gun makers in the Northeast, urging them to move their businesses to the Lone Star State, away

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News: News Ticker: April 18

2013-04-18T01:00:00Z

...Ted Cruz faces defeat, and Pat Quinn is completely over it. Disappointment is on the News Ticker. • Although U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold, R-Corpus Christi, has sent tons of "winks" to northeast gun manufacturers, his OkCupid profile seems to be scaring

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Texas Smells a Business Opportunity in Newtown Massacre

2013-04-17T01:00:00Z

...can provide a business-friendly environment that encourages innovation and understands the right to bear arms," Republican Rep. Blake Farenthold writes in the as-yet unsent form letter, a copy of which was provided to Gawker by a congressional staffer (

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