U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) issued the following statement after the President's 2013 budget announcement: "It is disappointing that the President’s latest budget offers more of the same—more stimulus-type spending, higher taxes, and even more debt. It does nothing to address the unsustainable and unaffordable automatic spending on entitlements that continues to consume a larger and larger part of the budget. Additionally, the President projects another trillion dollar deficit ... Read more

U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) issued the following statement after Department of Defense budget announcement: "The latest outline of the President’s budget request includes some promising changes, but also presents some serious dangers and illusory savings. For example, I agree that cybersecurity, Special Operations, and science and technology programs are essential to our national security. Maintaining the three legs of the nuclear triad is also critical. However, some of the propos... Read more

U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) issued the following statement after President Obama’s State of the Union speech: “I was disappointed to hear very little in the President’s remarks that displayed strong leadership and serious solutions that would help us get the economy moving. He proposed lots of new programs and lots of new tax breaks that would mostly benefit those willing to submit themselves to more government control. But none of these suggestions really offered a clear path ... Read more

U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) issued the following statement in response to President Obama's decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline project: "The Obama Administration should be embarrassed by this decision. Once again, they are denying the country a reliable source of energy and thousands of new American jobs." Click here for an ".mp3" version of Thornberry's statement. (Audio file: /UploadedFiles/Keystone.mp3) Press Releases | Opinion Pieces | In the News | Committee State... Read more

U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry, Vice Chair of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement in response to President Obama's Defense Strategy Rollout released during a press conference at the Pentagon earlier today: "The “Strategic Guidance” issued by the Obama Administration today is primarily a series of vague statements and aspirational goals. Calling a piece of paper a “strategy” does not make it one. What really matters are the specifics on people, weapons, and budgets... Read more

For the second year in a row, the U.S. House approved a funding bill that cuts billions in discretionary spending. U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) voted in support of the bipartisan bill, which funds the government through September 2012. The final vote was 296 to 121. “This year has been a challenging one. Yet overall, the House has been pretty successful at reversing the growth of government and changing the debate from spending more to spending less,” said Thornberry. “The resul... Read more

U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon), the Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, voted in support of the final annual defense policy bill that authorizes spending for military personnel, weapons systems, national security programs, and the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which passed with bipartisan support, also includes funding for Sheppard Air Force Base, the Pantex Plant, and the V-22/MV-22 Osprey program at Bell-Helicopter’s M... Read more

U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) today voted to support the “Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act,” which passed the House with bipartisan support. The bill includes fully paid-for extensions of the payroll tax holiday and protects reimbursements to doctors under the Medicare program for two years. It also reforms the unemployment insurance program and forces action on the Keystone XL pipeline project in 60 days. The vote was 234 to 193. “This bill makes sense for several re... Read more

U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry supported two bills this week to reform the regulatory process: the “Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011” (HR 527) and the “Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011” (HR 3010). “The House has passed over 10 bills this year aimed largely at reining-in agency rules already in the works,” said Thornberry. “HR 527 and HR 3010 get at the heart of the matter by overhauling the rulemaking process to force agencies of the Executive Branch to consider the cost of ... Read more

U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry, the leader of the House Cybersecurity Task Force and a senior member of the Intelligence Committee, made the following comments about the bipartisan "Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011," introduced by Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) and Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD): "The Rogers/Ruppersberger bill is a very positive step forward in improving our cybersecurity. It focuses on one of the central issues identified by the House Cybersecurity Task Force, w... Read more