“Agree When We Can and Disagree Respectfully When Necessary”

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.

Says Ending “Death Tax” Key To Protecting Rural Economies

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.”

If a camel is a horse designed by committee, I can’t imagine what a car designed by a committee of politicians will look like.
by Congressman Mac Thornberry (TX-13)

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.

 109th Congress, Second Session

109th Congress, First Session

108th Congress, Second Session

108th Congress, First Session