Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, played a leading role in reforming the Energy Department's nuclear weapons complex before Sept. 11 and in creating the Department of Homeland Security afterwards. He currently sits on both the House Armed Services Committee and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. Well regarded in both parties for his thoughtfulness on security issues, he now laments what he sees as deepening partisan divides on everything from Iraq to intelligence.
National Journal reporter Sydney J. Freedberg Jr. interviewed Thornberry on Oct. 28.
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Washington, D.C.—Congressman Mac Thornberry (TX-13) released the following statement after House Democrats unveiled their latest health care bill
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Many people, including myself, have become increasing concerned about the growing number of H1N1 cases in the 13th district and the limited amount of vaccines available to citizens in our area.
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Washington, D.C.--- William “Mac” Thornberry, a senior member of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, today welcomed news that the two leading contenders to be the President of Afghanistan have accepted a runoff election. Current Afghan President Hamid Karzai and former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah will face each other in the November 7 runoff.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –The health care task force appointed by the House Republican leadership has unveiled a comprehensive package of reform measures to expand access to affordable health care, root out waste and fraud, enhance transparency and prevention, and preserve the doctor-patient relationship. Included in the package are two bills that Congressman Thornberry authored to reform the liability system and to standardize and simplify billing practices.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry today issued the following statement after voting ‘no’ on H.R. 3221, “The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act,” a bill that replaces the long standing and respected Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) with government-run lending directly from the U.S. Treasury
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Mac Thornberry (TX-13) today issued the following statement after President Obama made an address on health care to a Joint Session of Congress
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Mac Thornberry today announced that he will hold town hall meetings in Amarillo and Wichita Falls on Saturday, September 19, 2009.
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Amarillo, TX— Congressman Mac Thornberry today attended a Health Care Roundtable meeting hosted by the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce. He made the following comments
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Congressman Mac Thornberry (TX-13) issued the following statement regarding the schedule for a vote on President Obama's health care reform proposal: "It is good that a vote on health care legislation has at least been delayed for a time. This issue is too important to rush through Congress, as other bills have been. But this small victory for common sense will be fleeting unless significant changes are made to this proposal. No one should mistake tactical compromises to move the legislation along for substantive changes in the goal of the President and the Speaker to have government-run health care."
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