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Thornberry Names Armed Services Vice Chairs

Feb 19, 2015 Press Release
WASHINGTON- Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today announced Subcommittee Vice Chairs...

Shortchanging Missile Defense

Feb 19, 2015 Defense Drumbeat
Within days of President Obama releasing his fiscal 2016 defense budget this month, Pakistan tested a nuclear-capable Ra’ad short-range missile, Russia announced plans to test a new RS-26 intercontinental ballistic missile, Iran launched a satellite into space and North Korea...

Hearing Schedule: February 23-27

Feb 18, 2015 Defense Drumbeat
WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring (4) hearings the week of February 23-27, 2015. Witnesses are listed in alphabetical order, consistent with the U.S. House of Representatives Committee Repository.

Congressman Forbes Warns of Complacency in Strategic Planning

Feb 4, 2015 Defense Drumbeat
"The first step to recovery is admitting that you have a problem, as they say, and Air-Sea Battle came as badly needed intervention at a critical point. It is hard to believe today that less than a decade ago, these issues did not appear on most defense policy makers’ radar as major planning considerations. But at the birth of Air-Sea Battle, “China” truly was what two U.S. Naval..."

Thornberry on President's Budget Request

Feb 2, 2015 Press Release
WASHINGTON- House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) gave the following statement on the President's Budget Request:

"There is no doubt that the nation’s security requires more spending than is permitted under the current levels.  Meeting the nation’s needs, however, requires a Commander-in-Chief who is willing to work with Congress to solve the problem rather than continue on the campaign trail.
 

Washington Post: Defense Reform is about spending, but also about national security

Jan 29, 2015 Defense Drumbeat
In its first hearing of the new Congress, the House Armed Services Committee examined defense reform and discussed some of the ways that smarter spending can ensure agility and technological superiority when it comes to our military capabilities...

Thornberry, Smith Announce Final Subcommittee Rosters

Jan 28, 2015 Press Release

Washington D.C. – House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry and Ranking Member Adam Smith today announced the final majority and minority members who will lead and serve on subcommittees for the 114th Congress.

Below are the members for the subcommittees in the 114th Congress:     

Emerging Threats and Capabilities

READOUT: Thornberry Leads Roundtable On Islamic Extremism

Jan 21, 2015 Press Release

 

 

WASHINGTON- Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, hosted a closed roundtable today for committee members titled What is the State of Islamic Extremism: Key Trends, Challenges, and Implications for U.S. Policy.  

Chairman Thornberry Highlights Critical National Security Challenges ahead of SOTU

Jan 20, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON- Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee made the following statement prior to the President's State of the Union address. 

“Tonight the President will inform Congress on the state of our union. It is my hope that he speaks to an area of concern for many Americans, one reflected in November’s election. Our national security, and the relative peace we earned after the Cold War, is in danger. 

Congress has a unique and irreplaceable role in defending America

Jan 20, 2015 Defense Drumbeat
Washington -- Ahead of the State of the Union address, House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) laid out his agenda for the Committee in the 114th Congress at the American Enterprise Institute. Additionally, the Chairman...

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