U.S. Representative Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon), the Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on the situation in Libya: "All Americans should support our service men and women when called into action by the President. I believe that it is important, however, for the President to define their mission clearly, to explain the strategy he intends to use to accomplish that mission, to estimate the costs, and to state whether he is setting any kind of time ... Read more

U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry will be visiting with constituents over coffee March 23 through March 25. “People are interested in what Congress is going to do about jobs, energy production and gas prices, government spending, and many other issues. These coffees give me the chance to listen to what folks have to say, answer their questions, and share a little about what I am working on this year as well,” said Thornberry. The coffees will be held: Wednesday, March 23 Iowa Park 8:30 a.m. – 9:30... Read more

U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) issued the following statement after voting in support of H.R. 1, which cuts discretionary spending by $100 billion in the next seven months compared to President Obama's FY 11 budget request: "This morning I voted for H.R. 1, a bill that returns non-security, discretionary spending to 2008 levels. It is a start. The government simply cannot continue to spend as it has and borrow 40 cents of every dollar to pay for it. Every dollar spent by governmen... Read more

This morning I appeared C-Span's Washington Journal program to discuss defense funding, national security issues, cyber security, and other topics. If you missed the program, you can watch the video and read the transcript. My appearance starts at 01:24:45. Click to watch here: http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/SpendingandtheF Read more

U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry will be visiting with constituents over coffee February 23 through February 25. “People are interested in what Congress is going to do about jobs, health care, government spending, and many other issues. These coffees give me the chance to listen to what folks have to say, answer their questions, and share a little about what I am working on this year as well,” said Thornberry. The coffees will be held: Wednesday, February 23 Borger 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. Dake’s Restaur... Read more

Congressman Mac Thornberry (TX-13) today issued the following statement on President Obama’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2012: "Folks were pretty clear in November that they want the spending spree to stop. It remains one of the top issues I hear about from my constituents every day. Yet, the President’s budget once again follows the same failed approach he’s used since taking office: more spending, more taxes, and more borrowing. We simply cannot continue this level of spending. It piles u... Read more

U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Tex.), the Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and Chairman of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, released the following statement in conjunction with the subcommittee’s hearing on the Department of Defense’s role in the nation’s cyber activities: “One of the first things that one notices is that the name of the subcommittee has changed this year to better match what our charge is. We are to look out into the future and help see that the United States is prepared to deal with those national security challenges that are still emerging—those that we are still learning about, such as terrorism and cyber warfare. Read more

Local officials have advised that travel is not recommended, so the 2pm Coffee with Mac in Burkburnett today is canceled. Wednesday, February 2 Burkburnett****CANCELED 2:00 pm- 3:00 pm Burkburnett Community Center 735 Davey Drive Read more

Due to the expected winter storm headed to the area, the Nocona “Coffee with Mac” event scheduled for Tuesday at 4pm is canceled. While the Nocona event has been cancelled, at this time we plan to keep the coffees scheduled for Seymour, Burkburnett, and Henrietta on Wednesday and Thursday. For more information, please continue to check this website. Thank you. Read more

By JON MARK BEILUE Mac Thornberry's first glimpse of political power was about the time he became a teenager. He was in a pickup on the family's Clarendon ranch, listening to his dad, Don, and grandfather discussing estate taxes and how to keep their land in the future. So he decided to write to Lloyd Bentsen and John Tower, the state's U.S. senators, to voice his young concerns. "That made an impression on me that people that far away in Washington could have such an effect on my family and ot... Read more