Madam Speaker, Deciding how to vote on this issue has been among the most difficult votes I have cast in Congress. The economic condition and well-being of every American will be affected. I continue to be uncomfortable with the degree of government intrusion into our economy that this bill would authorize. I also continue to be concerned about the economic consequences to all Americans if some sort of action is not taken. It is balancing those two positions that make this vote an extremely diff...
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) today issued the following statement to the Speaker after H.R. 3997, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, failed to pass the House by 23 votes
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) today issued the following statement on the expiration of the 26-year-old ban on offshore drilling
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) today issued the following statement as Congress debates H.R. 6899, the Comprehensive American Energy Security and Consumer Protection Act, an omnibus energy bill developed by House Democrats.
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Washington, DC – Congressman Mac Thornberry today took to the floor of the House, joined by other Members of the House Republican Conference, to demand a vote on comprehensive domestic energy production legislation. “To leave and do nothing is just irresponsible to me. It is a major neglect of one of the primary responsibilities of Congress for the Speaker to recess the House without passing a comprehensive domestic energy production bill,” said Thornberry.
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Washington, DC – Congressman Mac Thornberry today issued the following statement regarding H.Con.Res.398, the Resolution recessing Congress for the August congressional recess: “The Speaker’s refusal to keep Congress in session until we take action on a comprehensive energy bill is very disappointing. Refusing to allow even a vote on any of the proposals to increase domestic energy production degrades the institution and the people’s confidence in their government. Refusing to allow such a vote also means every American will pay more in energy cost than they should.”
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Washington, DC – Congressman Mac Thornberry today provided the following comments on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington’s Order entering a permanent injunction affecting the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) management of the Conservation Reserve Program’s Critical Feed Use initiative.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On July 22, Congressman Mac Thornberry gave keynote remarks about U.S. strategic communication and public diplomacy at the Heritage Foundation.
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WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today reminded qualifying retirees and veterans that it is not too late to file for an economic stimulus payment and announced it will send a second set of information packets to 5.2 million people who may be eligible but who have not yet filed for their stimulus payment.
The packages will contain everything needed by a person who normally does not have a filing requirement but who must file this year in order to receive an economic stimulus payment. There will be instructions, an example Form 1040A return showing the few lines that need to be completed, and a blank Form 1040A. The packages will be mailed over a three-week period starting July 21.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.- Congressman Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities participated in a panel discussion on “Fighting Terrorism in the 21st Century: Sharpening the Tools of Strategic Communication and Public Diplomacy” at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
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