Hasc Hearing Schedule: January 9-13

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WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring three (3) events the week of January 9-13.

Thornberry on NDAA Signing

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WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement after the signing of the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2017 by the President:

Thornberry Opens Military Wellness Summit

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WASHINGTON - On Thursday, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following remarks after opening the Military Wellness Summit hosted by the Military Wellness Initiative, here on Capitol Hill:

Thornberry on Perry Selection

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WASHINGTON - Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement upon the announcement of former Governor Rick Perry as the next Secretary of Energy:

Wapo: Just Cutting Waste at the Pentagon Won't Cut It

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"Any reporter who’s written about the federal budget knows that there’s a surefire solution to every problem. It’s called 'fraud, waste and abuse.' You want to end budget deficits? Just eliminate all the 'fraud, waste and abuse'/ in the $4 trillion budget. The same is true for cutting taxes or raising spending. Attacking fraud and waste is virtuous and dispenses with the hard political work of making unpopular choices.

Statement by Thornberry and Mccain on Senate Passage of Ndaa

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WASHINGTON  –Representative Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairmen of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, released the following statement on the Senate’s passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 with a 92-7 vote. The NDAA authorizes funding for the Department of Defense and the national security programs of the Department of Energy: