Washington, DC – The House of Representatives today overrode the President’s veto of H.R.6331, the Medicare physician payment fix, by a vote of 383-41, with Congressman Mac Thornberry voting to override the veto. “I continue to be disappointed and frustrated at the partisan games in Congress which make it hard to find real, permanent solutions to the problems we face,” said Thornberry. “This is only a short-term fix, but I voted to override the President’s veto because the potential of a 10% cut in Medicare reimbursements, driving more physicians out of the Medicare system, cannot be tolerated. Due to partisan politics, and the Majority's failure to bring a bill up early enough to allow real debate, the alternative bill to provide a permanent fix to this problem was never even allowed a vote.” Read more

Washington, DC – Congressman Mac Thornberry (TX-13) announced that he and other Members of the Texas Congressional Delegation have written to encourage the U.S. Department of Agriculture to lift a judge’s temporary restraining order against the Conservation Reserve Program Critical Feed Use Program. Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) today issued the following statement following a Supreme Court ruling that the District of Columbia cannot ban its citizens from owning guns Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) and Congressman John Culberson (R-Houston) today discussed civil liberties and privacy protection in the newly passed FISA Amendments Act of 2008. Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) issued the following statement after House Democrats called for the nationalization of America’s oil and gas industries Read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) issued the following statement on a discharge petition filed by Representative Tim Walberg (R-MI) to force a vote on H.R. 3089, the No More Excuses Energy Act. Read more

WASHINGTON — A Democratic proposal to impose heavier taxes on big oil companies stalled in the Senate on Tuesday as Republicans and Democrats offered different ideas on how to deal with soaring energy costs. Read more

Washington, DC – “For too long the federal government has been trying to balance the sky rocketing cost of Medicare and Medicaid on the backs of our doctors and medical professionals,” said Congressman Mac Thornberry. “If we want the medical profession fully in the fight against rising health care costs, the government needs to recognize the value of the donated services they provide and reduce the bureaucratic cost burden government imposes on our health care providers. That is why I have introduced the “Patient Fairness and Indigent Care Promotion Act of 2008” and the “Health Care Paperwork Reduction Act and Fraud Prevention Act of 2008.” Read more

The American Conservative Union (ACU) has named Representative Mac Thornberry (R-TX) one of the “Best and Brightest” members of the 110th Congress by scoring 100% on its ratings for 2007. “The rating of 100% Representative Thornberry received reflects consistent support for conservative principles across a broad range of issues,” said Larry Hart, ACU’s Director of Government Relations. “By comparison, the average score for members of the House for 2007 was 43%. Representative Thornberry is someo... Read more

Energy is not only critical for U.S. national security, economic well-being, and stability, but also important to the folks driving to work to provide for their families. For too long we have grown ever more dependent on unreliable foreign sources of energy. We have made it too difficult to build refineries and new power plants, and we have put much of the country off-limits to energy development. Dependence on unreliable foreign sources…. • U.S. consumes nearly 22% of the world’s energy but pro... Read more