Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon), the Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today announced that the Committee approved the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (H.R. 4310) by a vote of 56 to 5. The bill authorizes $642 billion in total spending for the Department of Defense and the national security programs of the Department of Energy, including funding ... Read more »
Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon), the Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today announced that the committee approved the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (H.R. 4310) by a vote of 56 to 5. The bill authorizes $642 billion in total spending for the Department of Defense and the national security programs of the Department of Energy. It includes fundin... Read more »
A local Wichita Falls high school student has been selected to represent the 13th Congressional District of Texas in the nationwide 2012 Congressional Art Contest. A photograph submitted by Lily McCarthy, daughter of Barry and Lisa McCarthy of Wichita Falls, will be displayed in the hallways of the United States Capitol for an entire year. Lily’s photograph, entitled “Street Vendor,” was selected ... Read more »
In an effort to begin addressing the nation’s cybersecurity vulnerabilities, the U.S. House of Representatives today passed a number of bills to help protect private and public computer networks. Passage of the bills follows nearly a year of work on the issue in the House, led in part by area Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon). “Together, these bills begin to close the expanding gap between ... Read more »
Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) made the following comments after the Department of Labor announced the agency will no longer pursue the proposed rule dealing with children who work in agriculture: “I am pleased the Obama Administration has finally decided to withdraw its misguided rule that would have prevented youth from working on area farms and ranches as they have for generations. It... Read more »
Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) made the following comments after the House passed the fiscal year 2013 budget: “Today the House passed a budget that lays out a blueprint to get the government’s fiscal house in order. It shrinks the size and scope of government, cuts billions in spending, and makes the government more accountable. It fulfills the first obligation of the federal government... Read more »
Washington, D.C. –U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-TX), the Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and a senior member of the House Intelligence Committee, today made the following statement after news reports that President Obama told Russian President Dmitri Medvedev that he will have "more flexibility" to deal with contentious issues like missile defense after the U.S. presidenti... Read more »
Just days before the Supreme Court is set to begin reviewing the constitutionality of the new health care law and on the heels of the two-year anniversary of the bill’s signing, the U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation to abolish the law’s Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) and to reform medical liability rules. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon), a co-sponsor of the... Read more »
On March 24th, U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon), Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, will hold the 13th district’s Service Academy Forum in Amarillo. The annual event provides information to interested students and their parents about attending the United States Service Academies. The Amarillo forum will take place on Saturday, March 24, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the A... Read more »
U.S. Representative Mac Thornberry (R-TX) has received a national award for his work in cybersecurity. Yesterday, The RSA Conference, which is the world’s leading information security conference and exposition, announced that Thornberry was being honored with its “Excellence in the Field of Public Policy Award.” The recognition comes as part of the organization’s 15th annual awards program that ho... Read more »
