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Representative Blake R. Farenthold's Public Statements

Blake Farenthold
Full Name: Blake R. Farenthold
Office: U.S. House (TX) - District 27, Republican
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Wife: Debbie; 2 Children: Morgan, Amanda
Birth Date: 12/12/1962
Birth Place: Corpus Christi, TX
Home City: Corpus Christi, TX
Religion: Episcopalian

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May 2, 2013 Letter to Secretary LaHood - Preventing Closures of Air Traffic Control Towers Unknown
April 26, 2013 Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013 Washington, DC
April 25, 2013 Second Amendment Rights Washington, DC
April 24, 2013 Energy Independence Washington, DC
April 22, 2013 Letter to John McNamera, Vice President of PTR-Precision Technologies Inc. - Relocate to Texas Unknown
April 17, 2013 Rep. Blake Farenthold: USPS Must Work Harder and Smarter to Avoid Taxpayers Bailout Washington, DC
April 10, 2013 Rep. Farenthold Introduces Legislation in Response to the President's Budget Washington, DC
April 8, 2013 Rep. Farenthold on Passing of Margaret Thatcher Washington, DC
April 5, 2013 Rep. Farenthold Commends TXDOT's Swift Action in Preventing Local Airport Tower Closures Washington, DC
April 2, 2013 Houston Chronicle - As Sequester Hits Home, Rep. Farenthold Fights Texas Airport Closures Unknown
March 23, 2013 Rep. Farenthold Urges FAA to Reconsider Closure of Smaller Airport Traffic Control Towers Washington, DC
March 22, 2013 Letter to Michael Huerta, Federal Aviation Administration Administrator - FAA Closure of Airport Tower Unknown
March 20, 2013 Farenthold Conference Spending Bill Advance Through Oversight Committee Washington, DC
March 20, 2013 Washington Post - Sequester, meet Oversight Unknown
March 19, 2013 Rep. Farenthold Urges Dept. of Energy to Expedite LNG Exports Washington, DC
March 18, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Israel's Iron Dome Washington, DC
March 15, 2013 Rep. Farenthold on the Passage of the SKILLS Act Washington, DC
March 14, 2013 Letter to Federal Aviation Administration Administrator Michael Huerta - Local Contract Control Tower Closures Washington, DC
March 13, 2013 Congressmen Cuellar, McCaul, Vela, O'Rourke, Gallego, and Farenthold Introduce the Bipartisan "Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013" Washington, DC
March 13, 2013 Congressmen Vela, Cuellar, McCaul, O'Rourke, Gallego, and Farenthold Introduce the Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act Washington, DC
March 6, 2013 Rep. Farenthold Introduces PACE Act to Protect America's Federal Workforce Washington, DC
March 4, 2013 Congressman Farenthold Discusses Excessive Government Travel Costs and Sequestration Cuts Washington, DC
Feb. 28, 2013 Rep. Farenthold Supports Bipartisan Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Washington, DC
Feb. 27, 2013 Hearing of the House Oversight Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and the Census - Reducing Government Travel Costs Washington, DC
Feb. 25, 2013 Sequester Rebuttal Washington, DC
Feb. 23, 2013 Farenthold Applauds Continued Economic Success of Texas Corpus Christi, TA
Feb. 18, 2013 Rep. Farenthold Applauds 1.3 Billion Energy Investment in Matagorda County Washington, DC
Feb. 12, 2013 Farenthold Statement on State of the Union Washington, DC
Feb. 12, 2013 Congressman Farenthold Reacts to the State of the Union Address Washington, DC
Feb. 7, 2013 Letter to Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta - Importance of Local Military Bases Washington, DC
Feb. 6, 2013 Farenthold Statement on Decision to End Saturday Delivery Washington, DC
Feb. 5, 2013 Representative Farenthold Addresses Immigration Challenges at House Judiciary Hearing Washington, DC
Feb. 5, 2013 Letter to President Barack Obama - Keystone XL Pipeline Washington, DC
Feb. 3, 2013 Farenthold Statement on January Jobs Report Washington, DC
Jan. 31, 2013 Letter to Secretary Panetta, Secretary Napolitano, and Mr. Zients - Tethered Aerostat Radar Systems Washington, DC
Jan. 24, 2013 Letter to President Obama - Gun Control Washington, DC
Jan. 23, 2013 Representative Blake Farenthold Tells Colleagues, 'No Budget, No Pay' Washington, DC
Jan. 23, 2013 Farenthold Statement on Continuing Investigation of Attack on US Consulate in Libya Washington, DC
Jan. 22, 2013 Representative Blake Farenthold Announces Committee Assignments Washington, DC
Jan. 18, 2013 Farenthold Statement on One Year Anniversary of Keystone Pipeline Rejection Washington, DC
Dec. 3, 2012 Texas Rice Farmers Await Outcome of Budget Battle San Antonio, TX
Nov. 29, 2012 Texas Sen. John Cornyn Calls on President to Lead Nation Away from Fiscal Cliff Unknown
Oct. 17, 2012 Failures in Benghazi Unknown
Oct. 16, 2012 The Hill - Benghazi Attack Exposes State Department Failures Unknown
Oct. 9, 2012 Fast and Furious Investigation Continues Washington, DC
Oct. 9, 2012 Recent Bill I Co-sponsored Unknown
Oct. 5, 2012 EPA War on Domestic Energy Solutions Unknown
Oct. 5, 2012 Statement on DOI Approval of Reefing Zones off Corpus Christi Coast Corpus Christi, TX
Oct. 4, 2012 Texas Gop Vote - US Rep Blake Farenthold (R-TX) Discusses Fast and Furious and South Texas Issues Unknown
Sept. 21, 2012 Wishing the People of Taiwan a Joyous National Day Celebration Washington, DC

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