U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) issued the following statement after the House passed a short-term bill to fund the government for a week, fund the Department of Defense for the rest of the fiscal year, and cut an additional $12 billion in spending: “Getting our military paid and funding the Department of Defense for the remainder of the year must be a priority and that is why I voted for this short-term bill. It bothers me tremendously to think that some young 25-year-old is on th... Read more

A bill co-sponsored by U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) that relieves farmers, ranchers, and others of having to obtain duplicative and unnecessary permits for pesticide use passed the U.S. House of Representatives today. The Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 (H.R. 872) amends the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) and Clean Water Act (CWA) to exempt pesticides used according to the label from the need for a duplicative CWA permit. “I am very concerned... 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

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

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

U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) issued the following statement after President Obama’s State of the Union speech: “President Obama gave a speech that is very different from last year. His recognition that businesses create jobs and economic growth is encouraging. I worry, however, that when he talks about ‘investments,’ it is just another way of saying ‘spending.’ We can do better than freezing federal spending at the current, inflated levels. I agree with the President about the n... Read more