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William McClellan Thornberry, known as Mac Thornberry (born July 15, 1958), is the U.S. Representative from the Texas Panhandle.

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I’m hopeful that a strong vote can persuade the White House that there’s a better approach to that issue so you’re not punishing the troops for something that is totally unrelated.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on Reuters 10 months ago Top News

We would be rightly and fairly criticized when we can't come back to deal with military pay.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on CNN 10 months ago Politics

What the President and the DNI have said is that the President was not briefed, which to me is a very concerning statement, i don't know the credibility of the information because I have not been briefed, but anything with any hint of credibility that would endanger our service members, much less put a bounty on their lives, to me should have been briefed immediately to the commander-in-chief and a plan to deal with that situation.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on CNN 1 year ago Top News

The re-programming announced today is contrary to Congress's constitutional authority, and I believe that it requires Congress to take action. I will be working with my colleagues to determine the appropriate steps to take.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on CNN 1 year ago Politics

I don't think this is the Pentagon's idea.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on Reuters 2 years ago Politics

I confess I don't fully understand the administration's take on this at this point, it is not a question to me of economics, it is a question of security.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Top News

Iran got most of the benefit upfront with relief of sanctions and a plane load of cash that President Obama sent over there. So we've lost a lot of our leverage, but the key question is: OK, now we are where we are. What happens next if the U.S. pulls out? Does Iran kick those inspectors out so that we lose what visibility we have there?

– Mac Thornberry

Found on FOX News 3 years ago Latest Headlines

I thought it was a bad deal, but the key question is, ok, what happens next if the U.S. pulls out? Does Iran kick out those inspectors so we lose the visibility we have?

– Mac Thornberry

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Top News

I would counsel against it.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Top News

The Europeans are not going to re-impose sanctions so where does that leave us and Iran?

– Mac Thornberry

Found on Reuters 3 years ago Top News

We ask a lot of our men and women in the Navy, the time they spend at sea is increasing, while their ships age and their funding gets cut. These are just the conditions that can lead to an increase in the kinds of accidents we are witnessing.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

I was asking Mac Thornberry three questions, what am I doing ? What am I not doing ? And how can I make up the difference ?

– Mac Thornberry

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

We've got a lot of ground to make up for the good of the nation and for the good of the men and women who are risking their lives by flying.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on FOX News 4 years ago U.S.

We're working these airplanes beyond their design life so that when they do have to go in for maintenance they stay there longer because there are more problems to fix.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on FOX News 4 years ago U.S.

I think the public is nervous, and they need to know that we have the military capability to prevail should a conflict come.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on CNN 4 years ago Top News

When the president sends more people to Afghanistan more people to Iraq, he doesn't ask for more money. The costs just come out of the training, the maintenance and the readiness of our force.The problem is getting worse.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on FOX News 5 years ago Latest Headlines

I believe that it would be appropriate for him to ask for the DOD Inspector General's assessment that no classified material was transmitted over unsecured channels, it would be prudent for this assessment to extend to Secretary Carter time as Deputy Secretary of Defense as well. Congress should be briefed on the results. Secretary Carter, speaking with reporters during a visit to Iraq, acknowledged Secretary Carter was warned by a lot of people and called the practice a mistake.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on FOX News 5 years ago Latest Headlines

If they are unwilling to come and answer questions about the biggest national security data breach we've ever had, then that does not inspire greater confidence, so I'm sure we will pursue the matter with them again.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on Reuters 5 years ago U.S.

They refused to come, i've never had anybody complain about it before.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on Reuters 5 years ago U.S.

We do it every day (with) things that are a lot more highly classified than this.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on Reuters 5 years ago U.S.

He'd be foolish to veto it, but I can't promise you he's not going to be foolish.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on Reuters 6 years ago Politics

There's a lot more work for Congress to do, we'll be holding hearings and other events to examine the military implications, including whether other countries will be encouraged to develop their own nuclear capability in order to keep up with what Iran is allowed to do under this agreement. And whether there is an increased threat to U.S. servicemembers.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on Reuters 6 years ago Energy

Russia is threatening nearly everybody; it is their way.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on FOX News 6 years ago U.S.

They want to intimidate the Baltic states, Poland, Ukraine and Romania, country after country. And the question is, do you let the bully get away with that or do you stand up and say 'no, you can threaten, but we will not allow you to run over us,'.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on FOX News 6 years ago U.S.

Iraq has shown us the consequences of leaving a fragile ally too early, the bottom line is that our own security is at stake.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on Reuters 6 years ago World

The world is dangerous and the pace of operations is increasing.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on Reuters 6 years ago Politics

That makes it easier for them to plot and plan against us.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on FOX News 6 years ago Politics

Some people expect the lawmakers to just cut the check and don't ask too many questions, but Congress should not give any president a blank check and Congress should not be a rubber stamp, as the branch of government most responsible for the character and contours of our military.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on Reuters 6 years ago Politics

But Congress should not give any president a blank check and Congress should not be a rubber stamp, as the branch of government most responsible for the character and contours of our military.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on Reuters 6 years ago Politics

To be strong, we've got to stop the slide in defense budgets that has reduced our base defense spending 21 percent since 2010.

– Mac Thornberry

Found on Reuters 6 years ago Politics

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