"Unfortunately, the new Majority in Congress is not interested in real tax reform. Last month, House Democrats passed a budget that would increase taxes a record $683-billion on workers, parents, married couples, seniors, small business entrepreneurs, farmers and ranchers," concluded Congressman Thornberry. "I have a different approach. I have sponsored or cosponsored a dozen bills to rein in spending, hold the line on taxes and balance the federal budget. The people are demanding change and the... Read more

House Armed Services Committee Hearing On Iraq, Transcript of House Armed Services Committee Hearing On Iraq General Petraeus Testimony Ambassador Crocker Senate Testimony, Part 1 Ambassador Crocker Senate Testimony, Part 2 Hearing Charts Maps Congressman Mac Thornberry gets to the point at the April 8, 2008 House Armed Services Committee hearing on Iraq, "General, in your testimony, you talked about -- the gradual establishment of sustainable security in Iraq is vitally important to the citize... Read more

Transcript of the questions posed by Congressman Mac Thornberry, Ranking Member on the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Terrorism and Unconventional Threats, to General David Petraeus, commander of Multi-National Forces-Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker during the House Armed Services Committee April 8, 2008 briefing. THORNBERRY: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. General, today and some yesterday, there have been calls to declassify recent intelligence community assessment. And... Read more

Amarillo - Congressman Mac Thornberry will host Service Academy Forums in Amarillo and Wichita Falls to provide information to interested students and their parents about attending the United States service academies. The Wichita Falls Forum will take place on Saturday, April 5 and the Amarillo Forum will take place on Saturday, April 19. Read more

By Nancy Young “This congress ain’t doing much,” said 13th Congressional District Representative Mac Thornberry as he spoke to Hutchinson County residents at a Town Hall meeting in Borger Monday afternoon. Representative Thornberry is currently on spring break and he has returned to his home district to visit with his constituents. He expressed frustration at the lack of progress made by the U.S. House during the first 15 months of the current session. He said only 197 bills have been passed dur... Read more

Washington, DC – “The House Democrats’ budget is business as usual in Washington,” said Congressman Mac Thornberry. “The Democrat budget is full of promises that can’t be kept without the money to pay for them, and it uses the gimmick of ‘reserve funds’ to hide the truth that the only way to get that money is to raise taxes.” Read more

Washington, DC - "Senior Citizens need to know how the tax rebates, passed to help shore up the economy, will apply to them. Social Security and veterans benefits recipients may face some unique requirements to qualify for the tax rebate. The update I'm sending out contains information from the Internal Revenue Service on how to receive your rebate," announced Congressman Mac Thornberry. Read more

Washington, DC - “At a time when energy costs are straining family budgets already, raising gas prices by raising taxes is the wrong thing to do,” said Congressman Mac Thornberry. “Raising taxes on energy will inevitably show up in the family budget as higher food prices, higher transportation costs and fewer dollars to invest in the local economy.” Read more

Washington, DC - Congressman Mac Thornberry (TX-13) today introduced H.R. 5439 to strengthen and reform the federal civil service system. "The country is fed up with inefficient, ineffective government," said Congressman Thornberry. "The legislation establishing the federal civil service is over 100 years old. We will never be able to meet the needs of the 21st century and give Americans the service they deserve with a personnel system stuck in the 19th century." Read more