Momentum is building for legislation requiring federal law enforcement officials to consult with the intelligence community before charging suspected terrorists, in the wake of the Obama administration’s legal approach to the suspect in the attempted Flight 253 bombing, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab. Read more

Washington, D.C.— Congressman Mac Thornberry (TX-13) today introduced a bi-partisan bill to expand access to State Veterans Homes (SVHs) to parents whose children died in service to the U.S. Armed Forces. Known as “Gold Star parents,” these men and women currently may receive care in veterans’ homes only if they have lost all of their children in service to our country. The legislation, H.R. 4505, is co-sponsored by Rep. Vic Snyder (D-AR). Read more

The lesson of the attempted Christmas Day bombing of an airliner approaching Detroit, it turns out, is that not only was airport security lax, but also intelligence analysts failed to interpret and pursue the signals that warned of a potential terrorist disaster. Read more

The White House Situation Room became the woodshed yesterday, as President Obama gave 20 of his top-level intelligence and national security officials a tongue-lashing - and afterwards, gave a briefing about what he told them. "When a suspected terrorist is able to board a plane with explosives on Christmas Day, the system has failed in a potentially disastrous way," President Obama said. Read more

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (TX-13) today released the following statement after the House of Representatives took what could be its last votes of 2009, including bills to fund defense, a second stimulus, and to raise the debt ceiling Read more

Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (TX-13) today issued the following statement after the House voted to pass H.R. 4173, a 1,200-plus page bill that will give the government more control and fundamentally remake the U.S. economy Read more

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (TX-13) today introduced a bill to clarify and strengthen requirements for intelligence information sharing between the White House and Congress. The bill, H.R. 4261, would amend the National Security Act of 1947 to provide clear standards and procedures for Congress to receive intelligence information. Read more

President Obama has found himself in a position he likely never thought would develop. The president is fending off his harshest criticism as commander in chief from his traditional allies, while receiving qualified support from those who have opposed him virtually every step of the way during the 10 months of his presidency. Read more

Washington, D.C.— U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (TX-13) made the following statement on President Obama’s speech on the situation in Afghanistan Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-TX 13) today sent a letter to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius concerning the recent recommendations on mammography screenings made by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Read more