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  • Thornberry votes to hold Attorney General in contempt of Congress
    Jun 28, 2012  - Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives voted to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress with a bi-partisan vote of 255-67: It is unfortunate that the House must vote on whether to hold the Attorney General in ... More
  • Thornberry warns residents about criminals posing as federal agents
    Jun 21, 2012  - Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) is warning 13th district residents that criminals posing as Special Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) or other law enforcement agencies are extorting money from the public. “We became aware of this scam when a constituent turned to our off... More
  • House passes domestic energy package
    Jun 21, 2012  - With the unemployment rate and gas prices remaining high and concerns over unrest in the Middle East growing, the House today passed a package of domestic energy bills aimed at reducing costs while increasing supply. Area Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) voted in support of the legislation, ... More
  • Thornberry says it's wrong for the President to decide which laws he will enforce
    Jun 15, 2012  - Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) made the following comments after the President announced that his Administration is making changes to immigration policy: "No one can deny that deciding what to do with children who were brought to this country illegally is a difficult problem. But it is wro... More
  • Thornberry votes to remove more provisions from Obama Health Care Law
    Jun 7, 2012  - With the Supreme Court decision on the fate of the Obama health care law expected any day, the U.S. House of Representatives today passed a bill (H.R. 436) to repeal the law’s tax on medical devices and to end restrictions on health savings and flexible spending accounts. The measure passed with bip... More
  • Bad information travels at the speed of light
    May 21, 2012  - The recent blog posts on the topic of bringing America’s public diplomacy and communications efforts into the information age is an excellent example of how bad, incomplete, and erroneous information moves at the speed of light. It actually makes our case—and that is we need to be able to counter in... More
  • Thornberry praises passage of annual defense bill
    May 18, 2012  - Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-TX), the Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, issued the following statement praising House passage of the FY13 National Defense Authorization Act (H.R. 4310): "This is a strong, bipartisan bill that supports our troops and their missions. At the same ti... More
  • Thornberry and Smith Introduce bill to help counter threats in information age
    May 15, 2012  - Congressmen Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Adam Smith (D-WA) recently introduced “The Smith-Mundt Modernization Act of 2012” (H.R. 5736). The bill modifies a Cold War-era law that hampers diplomatic, defense, and other agencies’ ability to communicate in the 21st century. “We continue to face a multitude... More
  • Funding for Projects at Pantex, Bell Helicopter in Defense Bill
    May 10, 2012  - Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon), the Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today announced that the Committee approved the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (H.R. 4310) by a vote of 56 to 5. The bill authorizes $642 billion in total spending for the Depa... More
  • Annual defense bill headed for the House floor
    May 10, 2012  - Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon), the Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today announced that the committee approved the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (H.R. 4310) by a vote of 56 to 5. The bill authorizes $642 billion in total spending for the Depa... More


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