Rep. Blake Farenthold

The House Oversight Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, US Postal Service and Census held a hearing on June 5th to evaluate the effectiveness of the Office of Personnel Management's Human Resources revolving fund. Thi...

Rep. Blake Farenthold (TX-27) spoke on the House floor today to express the public's disapproval with our current government and its latest scandals and to urge his colleagues to protect the freedoms and liberties American...

Rep. Farenthold spoke on the House floor today to commend the members of the Flour Bluff High School Navy Junior ROTC for their national championship win in Daytona, Florida. Before they won Nationals, Rep. Farenthold wen...

Representative Farenthold today raised questions about the Renewable Fuel Standard in a House Oversight Subcommittee hearing on U.S. energy policy. Rep. Farenthold discussed the effects of the Renewable Fuel Standard, one...

U.S. Representative Blake Farenthold today chaired a House Oversight Subcommittee hearing on the $2 billion Office of Personnel Management (OPM) fund that federal agencies pay into for Human Resources services. OPM provi...

Representative Blake Farenthold today participated in a House Oversight Committee hearing in which members of the Committee questioned IRS and Treasury Department officials about the admitted targeting of Conservative grou...

The House Judiciary Committee today approved U.S. Representative Blake Farenthold's (TX-27) legislation to strengthen the Asbestos Trust System by promoting transparency to combat the fraud and abuse that currently plagues...

U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold (TX-27) today questioned Mr. Tommy Beaudreau, Acting Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management at the Department of Interior, on why it seems the government is sitting on drilling perm...

At today's House Judiciary Committee hearing aimed at oversight of the Department of Justice, Rep. Blake Farenthold (TX-27) focused his questioning of Attorney General Eric Holder on the questions the American public sugge...

On Saturday, Congressman Blake Farenthold (TX-27) stopped by Fox News to discuss what he and his fellow Watchdogs on the House Oversight & Government Reform Committee found out at their latest hearing on the Benghazi inves...

Rep. Blake Farenthold appeared on MSNBC on Saturday to talk about what he and his fellow Committee members learned at last week's House Oversight & Government Reform hearing on Benghazi.

U.S. Representative Blake Farenthold (TX-27) today chaired a House Oversight Subcommittee Hearing looking into the time it takes the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to process federal worker pension claims.

Congressman Blake Farenthold (TX-27) today participated in the House Oversight Hearing on the continuing investigation of what happened in Benghazi, Libya the night of September 11, 2012.

The Committee heard testimony fr...

El Representante Farenthold fue entrevistado por CNN en Espanol el dia de ayer para discutir la investigacion de Benghazi y la reforma migratoria.

Rep. Farenthold went to Calallen High School Wednesday to announce the winner of the 2013 Congressional Art Competition, Ms. Yeon Jung Kim, for her piece entitled "Perfect Companionship."

Each spring, the Congressional ...

U.S. Representative Blake Farenthold (TX-27) today voted in favor of H.R. 1765, the Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013, which allows the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to reprogram funds to their operations budget t...

U.S. Representative Blake Farenthold joined a chorus of House members today in discussing the importance of protecting American's 2nd Amendment rights.

U.S. Representative Blake Farenthold, a member of the House Energy Action Team, took to the House floor today to speak about the economic benefits of increasing domestic energy production.

During the questioning portion of the hearing, Rep. Farenthold asked the head of the GAO, Mr. Gene Dodaro if the USPS was treated as a private company, would they be close to bankruptcy? Dodaro affirmatively responded, "T...

U.S. Representative Blake Farenthold gave an opening statement today in the House Oversight Committee hearing on options to bring the Postal Service back from insolvency. The USPS is in dire financial condition, losing on ...

U.S. Representative Blake Farenthold, Chairman of the House Oversight Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and the Census, today held the Committee's first postal reform hearing of the 113th Congress....

U.S. Representative Blake Farenthold, Chairman of the House Oversight Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and the Census, today held the Committee's first postal reform hearing of the 113th Congress.

San Patricio Farm Bureau County Board Members presented U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold this week with a "Friend of Farm Bureau" award. There were 12 votes that were important to the American Farm Bureau in the 112th Congress ...

Rep. Blake Farenthold recently addressed the Padre Island Kiwanas Club Meeting. The topic of discussion included sequestration cuts and jobs at the Corpus Christi Army Depot.

This week I was pleased to present a Congressional recognition to the Flour Bluff High School NJROTC for winning First Place as the 2013 Texas State Championship. This outstanding group of young men and women took an addit...

Congressman Blake Farenthold was interviewed in the Capitol last week on his efforts on the House Oversight Committee to bring down the costs of federal government travel.

Rep. Blake Farenthold hosted town hall meetings in Wharton and Victoria on Tuesday, where he addressed concerns with the proposed cuts under sequestration. Farenthold also spoke with KAVU Newscenter 25 about what he is doi...

During a Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, Rep. Farenthold called on the Department of Energy to expedite the implementation of LNG exports as a part of its comprehensive energy strategy.

On Tuesday, Rep. Farenthold chaired a joint Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee hearing that focused on getting answers from the Obama Administration on its plan for implementing sequester spending cuts and furlou...

On Tuesday, Rep. Farenthold chaired a joint Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee hearing that focused on getting answers from the Obama Administration on its plan for implementing sequester spending cuts and furlou...

At an Oversight & Government Reform Committee hearing Tuesday, Rep. Farenthold questioned the Department of Defense and Department on Homeland Security on its efforts to implement findings from agency reports that could po...

Rep. Farenthold questioned the costly burden of abusive patent litigation on jobs and innovation at a Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on Thursday. In his questioning, Farenthold highlighted that businesses are under the con...

Today, Rep. Farenthold co-chaired a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on a bill he introduced last week, the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2013. The FACT Act aims to shine light on fraudulent and...

Today, Rep. Farenthold co-chaired a House Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on a bill he introduced last week, the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2013. The FACT Act aims to shine light on fraudulent and...

Rep. Farenthold questioned the federal government's efforts at maintaining transparency and openness at an Oversight and Government Reform committee hearing on Wednesday. Four years ago, President Obama promised to create ...

Congressman Blake Farenthold invites high school students in the 27th Congressional District of Texas to enter the 2013 Congressional Art Competition and have their art work displayed in the Capitol for one year.

At an Oversight and Government Reform hearing on Tuesday, Rep. Farenthold questioned why the Obama Administration has failed to implement IG recommendations that would save taxpayers billions of dollars. In January 2009, f...

Rep. Blake Farenthold appeared on Fox and Friends this morning to discuss a congressional report of the excessive spending associated with government travel and conferences.

Rep. Farenthold questioned the regulatory burdens impeding job growth across the country at a regulation reform judiciary committee hearing on Thursday. One industry where this is widely impeding job growth is the oil and...

Rep. Blake Farenthold, Chairman of the House Oversight Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, held a hearing this week to look into lavish federal travel spending amid massive budget deficits.

Rep. Blake Farenthold addressed the President's sequestration in a live interview with KIIII 3 News. The House has passed two bills to replace the President's sequester with more reasonable spending cuts, but the Senate D...

Representative Blake Farenthold, Chairman of the House Oversight Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, held a hearing today aimed at lowering the cost of federal government travel and saving taxpayer dollars.

Congressman Blake Farenthold speaks about the President's sequester on the House floor.

Congressman Blake Farenthold spoke at a Transportation and Infrastructure hearing this week to discuss the most efficient way to spend America's highway dollars.

Congressman Blake Farenthold attended a Energy Subcommittee hearing this week that explored the effect of rising energy costs on families and businesses.

Our American heroes deserve to return home from war and live out their lives with their families, enjoying the freedom they risked everything to protect. Chief Petty Officer Chris Kyle was doing just that when he was kill...

Congressman Blake Farenthold (TX-27) released the following video after attending the President's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.

"Tonight, the President spoke to us about the State of the Un...

Everyone agrees our immigration system is broken. Where we disagree is what to do with the 11 million undocumented citizens already living and working in the U.S. I was on America's News HQ this weekend alongside fellow Te...