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Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, appeared on FOX America's Newsroom to discuss ongoing protests in Iran, intelligence assessments, and the importance of engaging with the world to U.S. National Security. You can watch the full interview here. Iranian Regime Reaction To Protests: "Iran, like any other authoritarian regime, cares more than anything el... Read More »

Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, today named Dan Sennott as the Committee's minority staff director. Sennott currently serves as counsel and as the Republican staff lead for the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. He joined the Committee in 2015 following a twenty-year career in the Army, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. Sennott will assume the new... Read More »

Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on the death of Qassem Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps- Quds Force, a designated terrorist organization:"Iran has been deliberately ratcheting up tensions with provocative actions against the United States for some time, testing us and the world. That campaign... Read More »

Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on the passage of Department of Defense appropriations for FY2020:"Today the House will appropriate essential funding for our troops and the Department of Defense. This action comes nearly three months into the fiscal year, but it is not substantially different from the version passed by ... Read More »

Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee made the following statement on the passage of the FY20 National Defense Authorization Act by a vote of 377-48:"This was a challenging year, starting with two different bills that were far apart. But, for the 59th consecutive year, we were able to come to an agreement for our men and women in uniform and their familie... Read More »

Today, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and Capabilities, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, before the Subcommittee's hearing titled, "Climate Change in the Era of Strategic Competition." "Thank you, Jim for holding this important hearing today to discuss the critical role the environment plays... Read More »

Today, Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled, "Diversity in Recruiting and Retention: Increasing Diversity in the Military – What the Military Services are Doing:""Thank you, Chairwoman Speier."I wish to welcome both of our panels to today's h... Read More »

Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman and ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced details of the Conference Report for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, which authorizes funding f... Read More »

Today, Rep. Trent Kelly (R-MS), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing on military health system reform:"Thank you, Chairwoman Speier."I want to welcome our witnesses to today's hearing and thank you for your service to our servicemembers and their families."The military heal... Read More »

Today, Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, ahead of a hearing titled, "Privatized Housing: Are Conditions Improving for Our Military Families?""Thank you, Chairman Garamendi. Today we will hear testimony from five of the companies that make the privatized military family housing model ... Read More »

On the 70th anniversary of the founding of NATO, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on the contributions of the alliance:"As NATO leaders gather in London to mark the 70th anniversary of NATO's founding, it is worth remembering that NATO is unquestionably the most successful military alliance in history. "It has been the c... Read More »

On December 3rd, Reps Adam Smith (D-WA), Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee respectively, together with Military Personnel Subcommittee Chairwoman Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA), and Subcommittee Ranking Member Trent Kelly (R-MS), will host dozens of military spouses as they kick off their "storm the Hill with kindness" effort on Giving Tuesday. ​ T... Read More »

Today, Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-CO), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, ahead of a hearing titled, "The Department of Defense Organic Industrial Base: Challenges, Solutions and Readiness Impacts.""Thank you, Chairman Garamendi. I would like to thank each of our witnesses for their testimony today. The depots withi... Read More »

This week Congress will kick the can down the road once again and enact another wasteful Continuing Resolution. As Secretary of Defense Esper said last week, "CRs disrupt training, impede readiness, delay maintenance, impose uncertainty on the workforce, & induce inefficient & constrained contracting practices."These stop-gap measures do more than just waste taxpayer dollars, they deny our troops ... Read More »

Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on reports that an additional Continuing Resolution will extend until December 20th: "Reports that the next stop-gap spending bill will extend until December 20th are disappointing and troubling. Such a late date makes a further stopgap beyond the 20th more likely. Every CR is wasteful an... Read More »