Wichita Falls, TX – U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry announced today that he will hold a number of regional town hall meetings on Friday, March 8, 2013. “People have serious concerns about the budget and debt, gun control, healthcare, and national security. They want their voices to be heard, and these conversations are one way I can listen to their concerns and they can share their ideas with me,”... Read more »
Amarillo, TX – U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry announced today that he will hold a number of regional town hall meetings on Saturday, March 9, 2013. “People have serious concerns about the budget and debt, gun control, healthcare, and national security. They want their voices to be heard, and these conversations are one way I can listen to their concerns and they can share their ideas with me,” sa... Read more »
U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) will once again serve as the Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee in the 113th Congress. Rep. Thornberry was first tapped by the House Republican Conference Steering Committee on the recommendation of Speaker John Boehner to serve as the Committee’s Vice Chairman in December 2010. New House committee appointments became official last wee... Read more »
U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) was featured in an AOL Defense story, "Mac Thornberry: Congress Must Empower Special Operations,"about the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) hearing that took place this week on improving legal authorities for U.S. special operations forces to work with foreign forces around the world. In addition to his role as Vice Chairman of the Armed Services ... Read more »
U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) made the following statement about President Obama's Executive Order on cybersecurity: “No executive order can possibly do what needs to be done to protect our networks and our nation. It also cannot take the place of legislation. Strengthening cybersecurity must be collaborative and bipartisan. The only way we are going to be able to move forward is w... Read more »
U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) made the following statement following the announcement of Dumas Junior High School's victory in the Pantex Middle School Science Bowl: “I would like to congratulate the students from Dumas Junior High School who won the Pantex Middle School Science Bowl on Saturday. These students were judged to be the best among 150 other middle school student partic... Read more »
With across-the-board sequestration cuts set to take place on March 1, Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) introduced a bill today to replace those arbitrary cuts for the rest of the fiscal year by delaying the full implementation of Obamacare until 2016. “This bill pays for the cost of one year of the automatic cuts by delaying the expensive implementation of Obamacare,” said Rep. Thornberry... Read more »
Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) made the following comments after the House passed the “No Budget, No Pay Act" with a bipartisan vote of 285-144: "Today the House passed a bill to extend the debt limit until May 18, 2013, and to withhold the pay of members of either the House or Senate if that body does not pass a budget resolution by April 15 as required by law. The bill will force both ... Read more »
On Monday, February 11, 2013, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) will hold a public hearing at the Lubbock Civic Center from 6:30pm to 8:30pm on the proposed listing of the Lesser Prairie-Chicken (LPC) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Additionally, the FWS is holding three other separate LPC hearings in Woodward, Oklahoma, on February 5th, Garden City, Kansas, ... Read more »
U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) made the following comments in response to President Obama's gun control proposals: "No words can describe the unspeakable tragedy that occurred in Connecticut. It is not surprising that the loss of so many innocent lives, including those of the children, has people asking how we can prevent something like this in the future. I do not believe, however,... Read more »
