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  • Thornberry votes again to repeal health care law
    Jul 11, 2012  - Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) issued the following comments after the U.S.House of Representatives voted again to repeal President Obama’s 2010 health care law with a bipartisan vote of 244 to 185: “The House has voted more than 30 times to repeal, dismantle, and defund different parts o... More
  • Thornberry: Supreme Court ruling means Federal Government can require us to do anything it pleases
    Jun 28, 2012  - Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) made the following comments after the Supreme Court announced its decision on the health care law: "Today’s ruling by the Supreme Court is disturbing because it basically means that the Federal Government can require us to do anything it pleases and impose a ... 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
  • 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
  • House repeals another key provision of Obama Health Care Law
    Mar 22, 2012  - Just days before the Supreme Court is set to begin reviewing the constitutionality of the new health care law and on the heels of the two-year anniversary of the bill’s signing, the U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation to abolish the law’s Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) ... More
  • House Votes to Extend Payroll Tax Holiday
    Dec 13, 2011  - U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) today voted to support the “Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act,” which passed the House with bipartisan support. The bill includes fully paid-for extensions of the payroll tax holiday and protects reimbursements to doctors under the Medicare pr... More
  • Thornberry Statement on Super Committee Announcement
    Nov 21, 2011  - U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) issued the following statement after the Super Committee announced there will not be an agreement before the deadline on November 23, 2011: "I am disappointed that the 'Super Committee' was unable to agree on a deficit reduction plan. This is a lost oppo... More
  • Thornberry votes for Balanced Budget Amendment
    Nov 18, 2011  - U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) today voted to support a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution (H.J.RES.2). Even though the vote was bipartisan, it did not get the two-thirds votes required to pass (H.J.RES.2). Only 25 Democrats joined the vast majority of Republicans to suppor... More
  • Texans oppose insurance mandate
    Nov 15, 2011  - Wichita Falls Rep. Mac Thornberry said he hopes the Supreme Court agrees with him that President Barack Obama's 2010 health care overhaul is unconstitutional. Thornberry and other Republicans have long taken issue with the law's individual mandate requiring Americans to buy health care insurance, st... More
  • You're Invited to a Conversation with Mac
    Oct 13, 2011  - U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry will be visiting with constituents across the 13th district next week. "Jobs and the economy are people’s top concern right now, and they are interested in what Congress is doing about them. They want to know what is being done about government regulation and taxes, g... More


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