WASHINGTON — San Angelo Rep. Mike Conaway said he supports House Republican leaders' latest plan to raise the debt ceiling and avert a government default.
"You get the best you can get, and I think that's where we are," said Conaway, a Republican from Midland "
As every American learned from the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, ungoverned or poorly governed nations can become safe havens for terrorists to plan and launch attacks against our homeland and interests abroad "
A little over a week after the United States finally succeeded in its long-sought goal of killing Osama bin Laden, Congress is set to engage in a debate over whether to extend the war on terror indefinitely or leave in place legislation that could eventually wind it down "
Obama's rejection of wildfire disaster declaration fuels anger
Posted 05/04/2011
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Perry sought aid from feds for Texas wildfires
By Trish Choate Standard-Times Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON — The West Texas congressional delegation is fuming over President Barack Obama's rejection of a major disaster declaration for wildfires, but such declarations have been rare in the nearly 60 years since the disaster response system was established "
Thornberry: Turning the page on business as usual in Washington
Posted 04/14/2011
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This week begins a new page.
So far this year, Congress has been working primarily on last year's business. In 2010, for the first time in nearly 40 years, the House never even voted on a budget and Congress did not pass any of the 12 appropriations bills that fund government "
U.S. Representative Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon), the Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement on the situation in Libya:
“All Americans should support our service men and women when called into action by the President "
WASHINGTON –North Texas Republican lawmakers generally reacted with skepticism to President Barack Obama's pledge Friday to support increased domestic oil production and the claim his administration has not blocked U "
Thornberry on President’s Budget Proposal: We Simply Cannot Continue This Level of Spending
Posted 02/15/2011
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President’s budget more spending, more taxes, more borrowing
WASHINGTON D.C. – Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) today issued the following statement on President Obama’s proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2012:
“Folks were pretty clear in November that they want the spending spree to stop "
Congressman sponsors repeal bill, calls it ‘first major step toward meeting people’s expectations’
Texas Insider Report: Washington, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives tonight voted to repeal the new health care law, taking the initial step toward rolling back the massive overhaul "
He’ll serve as vice chairman of Armed Services By Trish Choate
WASHINGTON — Wichita Falls Rep. Mac Thornberry has been tapped for a leadership position important to Sheppard Air Force Base, cyber-security matters like WikiLeaks and national defense, officials announced Wednesday "
August Update - On the Economy, Government Spending
Posted 08/04/2010
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From Congressman Mac Thornberry
One of the most common questions I receive is, “why doesn’t Washington just stop spending so much?” People are alarmed that the economy remains weak, unemployment remains high, and government spending is out-of-control "
Mac Speaks on House Floor in Support of Proposal to Cut Federal Spending
Posted 07/22/10
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Watch Mac speak on the floor of the U.S. House in support of a proposal to cut more than $1.2 Billion in federal spending on subsidies for sleeper-class Amtrak train tickets "
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers can talk and talk. And talk.
It’s part of what they do, especially on Capitol Hill, but House Republicans like the two members of the North Texas delegation are making a point of listening through online forums for constituents back home to mull over ideas for improving the nation "
After generating buzz with a web site that asked Americans for ideas for fixing the country, House Republicans are ready to respond with concrete proposals.
On Tuesday, they’ll start posting videos of Republican lawmakers promoting proposals that respond to frustration expressed by some of the 300,000 users who have logged onto the site, called America Speaking Out "
By Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) from The Hill's Congress Blog
Budgeting is basic. It is the first – and necessary – step to controlling spending. It sets realistic targets for how much money is coming in and how much is going out "
Thornberry Encourages Texans to Join America Speaking Out
Posted 06/05/10
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Washington, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry issued the following statement upon the introduction of America Speaking Out, an effort by House Republicans to engage the American people in the process of building a new policy agenda for America. Through America Speaking Out, the American people will be given a voice in setting the priorities for a national agenda "
WASHINGTON — West Texas Congressman Mac Thornberry hopes to legislate away red tape keeping Gold Star parents out of state veterans homes unless every single one of their children has died in military service "
WASHINGTON — Wichita Falls’ congressman will play a key role in setting the Republican agenda on security issues ranging from homeland security to the global fight against terrorism.
Representative Mac Thornberry was tapped to serve on the House GOP’s National Security Solutions Group "
Economics and health care reform mixed at the Amarillo Downtown Kiwanis Club meeting Monday when U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry addressed a lunchtime crowd.
The Clarendon Republican has been holding listening sessions across his district recently "
Congressman hears concerns of local business leaders
Posted 04/07/10
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MINERAL WELLS — At a business roundtable Tuesday afternoon, U.S. Rep. Mac Thornberry heard concerns from local business leaders and encouraged them to make their voices heard all the way to the nation’s capital.
The Republican congressman spoke and answered questions at a Holiday Hills Country Club luncheon hosted by the Mineral Wells Area Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by First State Bank "
Neugebauer, Thornberry ranked most conservative Congressmen
Posted 03/05/2010
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WASHINGTON — Texas’ Big Country is home to some of the most conservative lawmakers in Congress, according to the 2009 Vote Ratings, a database compiled by the National Journal magazine.
I will always remember watching Jeane Kirkpatrick address the Republican National Convention in 1984. She listed a number of world trouble spots and, for each, noted that “the San Francisco Democrats” blamed America for the problem "
President Obama might need to get his hearing checked. He hasn't yet picked up the audible sounds of a nation that wants to end the confrontation that has stalled progress on some key issues.
Obama's State of the Union speech Wednesday was full of challenges being issued to roughly half the nation "
Thornberry Introduces Bill to Expand Access for Gold Star Parents to State Veterans Homes
Posted 01/27/2010
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Says We Can Honor the Fallen By Providing Parents Access to Quality Care
Washington, D.C.— Congressman Mac Thornberry (TX-13) today introduced a bi-partisan bill to expand access to State Veterans Homes (SVHs) to parents whose children died in service to the U "
Listing the economy and national security as the nation’s top two priorities, with health care and energy tying for third, Rep. Mac Thornberry weighed in on several topics Thursday during a visit to Wichita Falls.
“The more attention we pay to how the stimulus money has been spent, the more we’re beginning to understand it didn’t do the job supporters believed it would,” said Thornberry, R-Clarendon, citing a study released this week by The Associated Press "
The lesson of the attempted Christmas Day bombing of an airliner approaching Detroit, it turns out, is that not only was airport security lax, but also intelligence analysts failed to interpret and pursue the signals that warned of a potential terrorist disaster "
Republican lawmakers are increasingly angry about a recent glut of closed and classified briefings on everything from the shootings at Fort Hood to deployments in Afghanistan, saying the administration has doled out inconsequential information in secret to Congress, while stifling open debate on key issues of national security "
AMARILLO, TEXAS -- Congressman Mac Thornberry released the following statement in response to a new bill passed by the House of Representatives. Congressman Thornberry's disctrict covers the Texas Panhandle.
"The year 2009 is one in which federal spending and debt increased dramatically, government got bigger, and people's confidence in government dwindled "
Committed to conservative, common-sense government under the Constitution
Amarillo, TX - Saying that "these are difficult and challenging times," Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) formally filed his candidacy to represent the 13th congressional district of Texas during the 112th Congress "
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 "
Column - Mac Thornberry: Time for a 'Second Opinion'
Posted 9/13/2009
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WASHINGTON - The concerns and outright opposition to the health care reform bills moving through congressional committees have been loud and clear. People do not want government bureaucrats imposing themselves between doctors and patients and the intensely personal decisions that they make. They are very concerned about the cost and the enormous mountain of new spending that is being added to the debt that our children and their children must repay "
Opinion: Mac Thornberry - Honor Servicewomem this Memorial Day
Posted 5/22/2009
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From the Clarendon Enterprise: Since the first Memorial Day following the Civil War, Memorial Day has gradually changed from a solemn day recognizing the sacrifice of those who have given their lives to defend our country into a holiday marking the beginning of summer. But this Memorial Day we should all take time to remember and reflect on the original purpose of the day "
Nancy Pelosi's job? National security, not partisanship
Posted 5/20/2009
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By Rep. Mac Thornberry
If you are confused by the trail of conflicting explanations offered by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on what she did or did not know about waterboarding terrorists, you are not alone. Her migrating story reflects a politician under pressure and looking to point the finger at somebody - anybody - else "
Back in his district for the April recess, Congressman Mac Thornberry talked taxes.
Amarillo's congressman stopped in Amarillo this week to rail against taxes on small businesses and the proposed elimination of tax incentives for independent oil and gas producers.
Standing in the service bay of Ditch Witch of West Texas Monday, Thornberry said that in each of the last 10 years, small businesses created 60 to 80 percent of all the net new jobs in the nation "
