Washington, DC – “Congress today passed the largest spending bill in the history of our country with only 90 minutes of debate and with very little time to review the 1,000 plus pages in the bill,” said Congressman Mac Thornberry. “The bill does very little to help small businesses create jobs, but it does a lot to grow the size and intrusiveness of government.”
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WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Mac Thornberry (TX-13) today made the following statement regarding the House – Senate Conference Committee Report finalizing an economic stimulus bill:
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Washington, DC—Texans have been preparing for some time for the digital television (DTV) transition. During this time, broadcasters and the government have been busy educating the public about the transition and preparing their broadcasting equipment for the switch. With the recent passage of the DTV Delay Act, the deadline for the DTV transition has been pushed back to June 12, 2009 from its original deadline of February 17, 2009. However, the passage of this legislation merely gives broadcasters the option of delaying the switch; therefore, many broadcasters are going ahead with the February 17 switch.
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WICHITA FALLS – Congressman Mac Thornberry (TX-13) presented a Congressional Certificate of Appreciation to United States Navy Guard Veterans Jesse Dwain Holmes and John Earl Ryan, Jr.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.— Congressman Mac Thornberry (TX-13) today issued the following statement after S.352, the Digital Television (DTV) Delay act passed the House:
"While many stations in our area are ready for the switch, the delay of the DTV transition may well cause significant confusion to many viewers. I have spoken with several broadcasters in the Amarillo and Wichita Falls areas and they all intend to go ahead with the switch on February 17,” Congressman Thornberry said.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) today issued the following statement after the House voted to pass H.R. 1, the economic stimulus bill.
“I agree that we need action to encourage economic growth and job creation, but it has to be focused on those that create the most jobs— small businesses,” Congressman Thornberry said. “Sixty to eighty percent of jobs are created by small businesses. Any attempt to save or create jobs must focus on that vital part of our economy,” Congressman Thornberry said.
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Washington, DC - The weather was cold but clear. As I looked out into the crowd, searching for a familiar Texas face, I worried whether those who had traveled from our area to Washington were prepared for the cold and the crowds. Tight security and long lines were everywhere amid a sea of people that was the largest crowd ever gathered on our national mall.
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Secretary of State nominee Hillary Rodham Clinton’s pledges to get the State Department “firing on all cylinders” and to renew U.S. leadership through a “smart power” mix of diplomacy and defense were welcome beginnings to her tenure as America’s top diplomat.
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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Mac Thornberry (TX-13) today introduced the ‘‘Death Tax Repeal Act’’ a bill to permanently repeal the federal estate tax. “Family owned businesses, farms and ranches are the foundation of the rural economy,” said Thornberry. “As Congress debates new ideas on how to encourage economic growth we ought to follow the old maxim ‘first do no harm’ and make sure that the existing temporary reduction in the estate tax is not allowed to expire, returning the Death Tax rate to 55% on January 1, 2011.”
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The talk from Main Street coffee shops to the halls of Congress is now dominated by how to “save” or bailout various industries in the American economy. Unfortunately, too much of this conversation is driven by a political need to do “something” regardless of whether that “something” will actually get the economy growing again. We could be on the edge of a very dangerous precipice. Some of the proposals for the domestic automobile industry involve a virtual government takeover of those companies...
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