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Thornberry proposes bill to delay Obamacare and stop across-the-board defense cuts
Feb 8, 2013
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With across-the-board sequestration cuts set to take place on March 1, Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) introduced a bill today to replace those arbitrary cuts for the rest of the fiscal year by delaying the full implementation of Obamacare until 2016. “This bill pays for the cost of one yea...
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Thornberry releases statement on President Obama's gun control proposals
Jan 16, 2013
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U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) made the following comments in response to President Obama's gun control proposals: "No words can describe the unspeakable tragedy that occurred in Connecticut. It is not surprising that the loss of so many innocent lives, including those of the children...
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The Blizzard of Statistics and the “Fiscal Cliff”
Dec 21, 2012
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In the blizzard of statistics surrounding the “fiscal cliff,” two numbers give us the essential bottom line. They are 20.6 and 24.3. Let me explain. Since World War II, the top income tax rate has varied widely. It has been as high as 94 percent and as low as 28 percent. Usually it was somewhere in ...
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Thornberry stresses need for better coordination on border security
Nov 29, 2012
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Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) continues to press the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to meet the needs of local law enforcement in dealing with illegal immigration. On Tuesday, Thornberry drew attention to the CBP station closures in ...
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Federal News Radio Column: Cyber inaction may be our Achilles' heel
Oct 24, 2012
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By Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-Texas) Special to Federal News Radio Original column can be found here. The nature of national security challenges is constantly changing. Over the centuries, our weapons have become more advanced, the strategies we use more complex and the battlefields on which we fight mo...
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Thornberry, Law Enforcement Pushing Border Patrol for Federal Enforcement Plan
Oct 19, 2012
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Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) met with Texas law enforcement officials yesterday to discuss the proposed U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) station closures in Amarillo, Lubbock, San Angelo, and Abilene. Officials from about a dozen local law enforcement agencies took part in the meetin...
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Thornberry: Those responsible for embassy attacks must be brought to justice
Sep 12, 2012
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Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon), Vice Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee and a member of the Intelligence Committee, made the following comments on the U.S. Embassy attacks in Libya and Egypt: "The deaths of the Americans serving our nation in Libya are tragic and unnecessary. ...
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The Hill: Failure to act on cybersecurity puts nation at risk
Aug 3, 2012
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At a time when the House, Senate, and White House have been unable to come to agreement on a host of issues, the bipartisan consensus on the need to act on cybersecurity has offered some hope for action. The inability of the Senate to proceed to debate the various proposals is thus particularly disa...
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POLITICO: Sequester's dire effect on our security
Jul 27, 2012
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This article first appeared in Politico on 7/26/12 There are a variety of opinions about the appropriate level of defense spending in the years ahead. Regardless of those differences, however, anyone who has examined the consequences of sequestration should agree that it would do severe damage to ou...
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Thornberry presses Border Patrol on proposed closings
Jul 19, 2012
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In an ongoing effort to address serious concerns about the six Border Patrol Stations in North and West Texas, the offices of Rep. Mac Thornberry and other officials met with top officials from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday afternoon. The meeting, organized by Thornberry’s staf...
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