“I would consider it to be immoral to take a paycheck when the people i...” — Blake Farenthold Quote

“I would consider it to be immoral to take a paycheck when the people in the federal government are not.”

“I'm committed to voting to repeal Obamacare or defending it as much as possible.”

“I think anybody who's had an alcoholic in their life, or somebody with a drug problem, realizes that until things get bad enough, there's no incentive to change.”

“Every governor knows better how to manage and provide for quality health care in their respective states than does one-size-fits-all at the federal government level.”

“I don't want the federal government involved in social issues, which for the most part should be decided upon at the state level.”

“We don't want the federal government to shut down. It is so inappropriate, and it is not respectful of the people that have sent us here to do our jobs.”