Rep. Farenthold To Veterans Who Were About To Lose Disability Checks: You Have To Make Sacrifices
As Burnt Orange Report staff writer Joseph Vogas reported earlier this week, no Texas Republican voted to reopen the U.S. government or avoid defaulting on our debts. Including among the Republicans was Rep. Blake Farenthold (R-Corpus Christi).
Farenthold sat down with KRIS-TV news to discuss what exactly the shutdown did to the country and his motives for supporting it.
KRIS-TV news quickly pointed out that many of Farenthold's constituents have said they will not vote for him again.
KRIS-TV asked him about the people who say he's lost their vote; people like retired veterans who were on the verge of losing their disability checks next month.
"I feel like my mandate when I was elected was to go reduce the size of government, lower taxes, and increase freedom, and freedom isn't free, and sometimes you have to make a small sacrifice to move forward with what you're after," Congressman Farenthold said.
More at http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/14258/rep-farenthold-on-veterans-who-were-about-to-lose-disability-checks-you-have-to-make-sacrifices .
Video at http://www.kristv.com/videoplayer/?video_id=38404&categories=303 .
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who still gets his paycheck.
thanks TT
