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  • Highlights from 2011 Spending Bill and 2012 Budget
    Apr 15, 2011  - Below and to the right you can find a summary of the 2011 Spending Bill and the 2012 Budget Bill. 2011 Spending: Net spending reduction of $39.8 billion in discretionary spending from 2010 levels. $78.5 billion reduction from President Obama’s proposed budget Guaranteed up-or-down vote in Senate on ... More
  • House Passes 2012 Budget
    Apr 15, 2011  - U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry issued the following statement after the House passed a 2012 budget bill that establishes a blueprint for taxes and spending for the next fiscal year: “The budget passed by the House today is a drastic departure from spending-as-usual in Washington. It holds down taxe... More
  • House Passes 2011 Spending Bill
    Apr 14, 2011  - U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) issued the following statement after the House passed a spending bill that funds the government through September and cuts about $38 billion from the rate of spending for the year: “Our debt and deficit problems were not created overnight and will not be... More
  • OP ED: Turning the page on business as usual in Washington
    Apr 14, 2011  - Turning the page on business as usual in Washington Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) 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 no... More
  • Thornberry Supports Agreement to Pay Troops on Time, Make Record Spending Cuts, Keep Government Open
    Apr 9, 2011  - U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) issued the following statement regarding the announcement of an agreement to keep the government open and pass a funding measure for the remainder of the fiscal year: "The agreement the House passed last night ensures our troops will be paid on time, tha... More
  • House Passes Bill to Fund Troops, Keep Government Open
    Apr 7, 2011  - U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) issued the following statement after the House passed a short-term bill to fund the government for a week, fund the Department of Defense for the rest of the fiscal year, and cut an additional $12 billion in spending: “Getting our military paid and fundi... More
  • House Passes Bill to Eliminate Duplicative Permit Requirement for Pesticide Applications
    Mar 31, 2011  - A bill co-sponsored by U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) that relieves farmers, ranchers, and others of having to obtain duplicative and unnecessary permits for pesticide use passed the U.S. House of Representatives today. The Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011 (H.R. 872) amends the... More
  • You're Invited to Coffee with Mac on March 23, 24, 25
    Mar 10, 2011  - U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry will be visiting with constituents over coffee March 23 through March 25. “People are interested in what Congress is going to do about jobs, energy production and gas prices, government spending, and many other issues. These coffees give me the chance to listen to wha... More
  • Thornberry Votes To Support Historic Spending Cuts
    Feb 19, 2011  - U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) issued the following statement after voting in support of H.R. 1, which cuts discretionary spending by $100 billion in the next seven months compared to President Obama's FY 11 budget request: "This morning I voted for H.R. 1, a bill that returns non-sec... More
  • You're Invited to Coffee with Mac Feb. 23, 24, 25
    Feb 15, 2011  - U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry will be visiting with constituents over coffee February 23 through February 25. “People are interested in what Congress is going to do about jobs, health care, government spending, and many other issues. These coffees give me the chance to listen to what folks have to... More


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