Thornberry on Additional U.S. Forces in Iraq

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WASHINGTON— Congressman Mac Thornberry, (R-TX) Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following comments in response to President Obama’s announcement that he has authorized the Pentagon to send up to 450 additional troops to Iraq to train, advise, and assist Iraqi Security Forces in their fight against ISIL:

Thornberry/Wilson/Langevin Brief On Camera Availability Before Anthrax Briefing

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WASHINGTON- Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, along with Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Rep. James Langevin (D-RI), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Emerging Threats & Capabilities Subcommittee respectively, will host a brief on camera availability before the Update on the Inadvertent Transfer of Live Anthrax Samples Briefing this afternoon.

HASC Hearing Schedule: June 8-12

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WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring (1) hearing the week of June 8-12, 2015.

Readout: Thornberry Comments on CJCS Roundtable with Armed Services Committee

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WASHINGTON- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, today participated in a classified roundtable discussion with members of the House Armed Services Committee. The session was an opportunity to discuss the Chairman’s Risk Assessment, an annual report the CJCS submits to Congress as required by law. Following the briefing, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said:

Readout: Thornberry Comments on CJCS Roundtable with Armed Services Committee

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WASHINGTON- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, today participated in a classified roundtable discussion with members of the House Armed Services Committee. The session was an opportunity to discuss the Chairman’s Risk Assessment, an annual report the CJCS submits to Congress as required by law. Following the briefing, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said:

Readout: Thornberry Comments on CJCS Roundtable with Armed Services Committee

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WASHINGTON- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Martin Dempsey, today participated in a classified roundtable discussion with members of the House Armed Services Committee. The session was an opportunity to discuss the Chairman’s Risk Assessment, an annual report the CJCS submits to Congress as required by law. Following the briefing, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, said:

Thornberry/Hartzler on Anniversary of Taliban 5 Transfer

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WASHINGTON - Today, Chairman Thornberry (R-TX) and Rep. Hartzler (R-MO), Chairwoman of the Oversight and Investigation Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on the anniversary of the release of the 5 Taliban terrorists from Guantanamo Bay: