The bipartisan leadership of the Senate and House Armed Services Committees, U.S. Senators Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) and Jack Reed (D-R.I.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), and Representatives Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), chairman and ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), met today with the conference… Read more »
Rep. Mac Thornberry, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on recently announced plans to withdraw U.S. Forces from Afghanistan and Iraq:"I believe that these additional reductions of American troops from terrorist areas are a mistake. Further reductions in Afghanistan will also undercut negotiations there; the Taliban has done nothing –… Read more »
Rep. Mac Thornberry, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on Secretary Esper's tenure at the Department of Defense:"Mark Esper has served the nation well under very challenging circumstances. He has helped lead the Department of Defense toward being more efficient and better prepared to deter peer adversaries. He has been an effective advocate… Read more »
Rep. Mac Thornberry, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on leadership changes at NNSA:"I share Senator Inhofe's view that Lisa Gordon-Hagerty has been an exemplary public servant, focused on the nations's security. She should be commended and thanked. Promoting the best interests of the country and maintaining a strong, unified position for… Read more »
Rep. Mac Thornberry, ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on the updated shipbuilding plan announced today:"America's Navy is not only one of the primary guarantors of America's security, but by maintaining freedom of navigation around the world, the Navy defends our economy as well. It has been clear for some time that if the United States is… Read more »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on the release of the China Task Force report. The China Task Force was comprised of 15 House Republicans representing 11 committees, including several Armed Services Members. In compiling its recommendations the Task Force heard from 130 experts, including policy experts,… Read more »
Today the bipartisan Future of Defense Task Force released their final report, findings, and recommendations, following a months-long review of U.S. defense assets and capabilities. Co-Chaired by Reps. Seth Moulton (D-Mass) and Jim Banks (R-Ind), the Task Force included Representatives Susan Davis (D-Calif), Chrissy Houlahan (D-Pa.), Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), Scott DesJarlais (R-Tenn.),… Read more »
The Brookings Institution will host a conversation with the bipartisan Future of Defense Task Force co-chairs – Representatives Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) and Jim Banks (R-Ind.) – ahead of the anticipated release of the panel's final report. The Future of Defense Task Force is chartered to review U.S. defense assets and capabilities and assess the state of the national security… Read more »
Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), ranking member of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on Department of Defense efforts to facilitate spectrum sharing as part of an effort to accelerate 5G deployment: "Our nation's need for spectrum will continue to increase. The DoD's announcement to pursue innovative new spectrum sharing technologies that would free up 5G… Read more »
A portrait of Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) ranking member and former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee will soon hang in the Committee's main hearing room, joining the portraits of fourteen other former committee chairmen. Thornberry announced his retirement from Congress late last year. The House of Representatives received the portrait for the House Collection of Committee… Read more »
