Thornberry on National Security Agency Reports

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WASHINGTON- Rep. Mac Thornberry(R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement regarding news reports that senior administration officials are advocating sweeping changes to the structure and leadership of the National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command.

Hasc Hearing Schedule: November 21-25

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WASHINGTON - The House Armed Services Committee will hold no public events from November 21-25. The Committee continues to conference the FY17 National Defense Authorization Act.

Thornberry & Smith on Passing of Mel Laird

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WASHINGTON - Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) and Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA), of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following remarks on the passing of Mel Laird, Secretary of Defense during the Nixon Administration:

Thornberry on Additional Funding Request

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WASHINGTON - Rep. Mac Thornberry ( R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, commented today on the White House request for additional funding for ISIL operations and for higher troop levels in Iraq and Afghanistan:

Hasc Hearing Schedule: November 14-18

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WASHINGTON - The House Armed Services Committee will hold no public events from November 14-18. The Committee continues to conference the FY17 National Defense Authorization Act.

Hasc Hearing Schedule: November 1-11

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WASHINGTON - The House Armed Services Committee will hold no public events from November 1-11. The Committee continues to conference the FY17 National Defense Authorization Act.

Thornberry on Marine Ch-53 Investigation

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WASHINGTON - Rep. Mac Thornberry ( R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, commented today on the results of a Marine Corps investigation into the crash of two CH-53 helicopters last January that took the lives of 12 Marines. The investigation revealed that this squadron faced a series of significant readiness issues leading up to this collision.

Thornberry, Nunes Warn of Russian Nuke Violations

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WASHINGTON- Reps. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), and Devin Nunes (R-CA), Chairmen respectively of the House Armed Services and Intelligence Committees, this week urged the White House to take seriously Russian breaches of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, implement promised sanctions, and develop military options to confront new Russian weapons. In the PDF icon letter the Chairmen assert that Russia "is now in material breach” of the INF treaty. Regarded as a cornerstone of nuclear disarmament agreements, the INF Treaty is the only arms control treaty that successfully eliminated a class of nuclear weapons. As a result of Russia’s actions, the Chairmen are concerned that U.S. forces, as well as our allies in East Asia and Europe, will soon be at risk from intermediate-range ground-launched cruise missiles (GLCMs). Military leaders have warned that it will be next-to-impossible to detect when these missiles are deployed.