The Constitution places the responsibility on Congress for setting the size of the U.S. military, ensuring sufficient resources are in place to train and equip it, and funding maintenance programs and replacing worn-out equipment. We have a moral responsibility to… — Mac Thornberry Copy Share Image
It is very distressing that anyone would look at these matters from a political viewpoint. Core beliefs about when life begins and ends are… — Mac Thornberry Copy Share Image
For more than two centuries since winning our own freedom, we the people of the United States have repeatedly answered the call to lead… — Mac Thornberry Copy Share Image
In a budget this massive, there are certainly areas where I think we could do much better. — Mac Thornberry Copy Share Image
I am particularly disturbed that our country is the largest financial supporter of an organization that not only wastes a lot of our money… — Mac Thornberry Copy Share Image
In sum, we took energy for granted, assuming when we flipped the switch, the lights would go on and assuming that there would always… — Mac Thornberry Copy Share Image
If the men and women who protect the country are to succeed in the missions they are assigned, we simply must invest more in… — Mac Thornberry Copy Share Image
It would be better for the country if the Pentagon and the military do not shut down at any point because the threats to… — Mac Thornberry Copy Share Image
Energy is necessary for economic growth, for a better quality of life, and for human progress. — Mac Thornberry Copy Share Image
No other date on the calendar more potently symbolizes all that our nation stands for than the Fourth of July. — Mac Thornberry Copy Share Image
Even talking about change can be threatening to entrenched interests...Careers in the Pentagon, the board room, or the halls of Congress are not advanced… — Mac Thornberry Copy Share Image
To protect America's security, we are going to have to pull America's military out of the swamp of Washington politics. — Mac Thornberry Copy Share Image
