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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...

MEDIA ALERT: THORNBERRY TO UNVEIL AGENDA IN AEI REMARKS

Jan 16, 2015 Press Release

 

THORNBERRY TO UNVEIL AGENDA IN AEI REMARKS

 

*****MEDIA ALERT*****

 

Washington Post: U.S. fight against jihadism has lost its momentum

Jan 16, 2015 Defense Drumbeat
"PRESIDENT OBAMA’S neglect of the anti-terrorism march in Paris seemed reflective of a broader loss of momentum by his administration in combating Islamic jihadism. Five months after the president launched military operations against the Islamic State, fighting in Iraq and Syria appears..."

Thornberry on GTMO Transfers: "The American People are Right to be Concerned"

Jan 15, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON-  Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on the latest transfer of terrorists from Guantanamo Bay:

Chairman Thornberry on Cyber Threats and Mounting Terror Threats

Jan 14, 2015 Defense Drumbeat
WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry spoke with Wolf Blitzer recently about the cyber attack on CENTCOM as well as the follow up to the terror attacks in France. "We face a flexible and adaptable enemy that is..."

Chairman Thornberry in Washington Post: "Effective action against extremists"

Jan 12, 2015 Defense Drumbeat
"Last spring, first lady Michelle Obama held a sign that said “#BringBackOurGirls,” a response to the kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls in Nigeria by an al-Qaeda cousin called Boko Haram. The girls are still missing. In December, members of the Pakistani Taliban murdered 132 schoolchildren and 10 staff members in Peshawar..."

Chairman Thornberry: "America Stands With France"

Jan 7, 2015 Press Release

WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) made the following statement about the terrorist attack in Paris, France: 

Thornberry Announces Armed Services Subcommittee Chairmen For 114th Congress

Dec 11, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON- Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman-elect of the House Armed Services Committee today announced the appointment of subcommittee Chairmen for the 114th Congress.  

Chairman-Elect Thornberry Welcomes New Members To The House Armed Services Committee

Dec 9, 2014 Press Release

WASHINGTON—Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman-Elect of the House Armed Services Committee, today welcomed new majority members to the Committee.  Members are assigned to committees by the Steering Committee.  The assignments were announced today. 

Washington Post's Diehl on the "sloppy thinking" of Obama's "no military solution" approach

Dec 8, 2014 Defense Drumbeat

The Sloppy Thinking of 'No Military Solution'
By Jackson Diehl
The Washington Post
December 7, 2014
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