Press Releases

WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring five(5) events the week of March 13-17. Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, released this statement following passage of the defense appropriations bill with a overwhelmingly bi-partisan vote of 371-48: Read more »

WASHINGTON - Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, will host an off camera press gaggle Wednesday that will be open to Capitol Hill credentialed media. Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower & Projection Forces, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "An Independent Fleet Assessment of the U.S. Navy." For testimony and to watch the hearing click here. Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "The Current State of U.S. Army Readiness." For testimony and to watch the hearing click here. Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the hearing entitled, "Military Assessment of Nuclear Deterrence Requirements." For testimony and other information or to watch the hearing click here. Read more »

WASHINGTON -Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following comments about U.S. deployment of the THAAD missile defense system to South Korea: Read more »

WASHINGTON - Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, and Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL), Chairman of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, will host an off camera press gaggle Wednesday that will be open to Capitol Hill credentialed media. Read more »

WASHINGTON -Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following comments in response to a report that DoD is investigating allegations that social media was used to distribute nude photos of female service personnel: Read more »

WASHINGTON - Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), and Rep. Diane Black (R-TN), Chairwoman of the House Budget Committee, will tour Fort Campbell, Kentucky, on Tuesday, Mar. 7. The representatives will focus on military readiness and the impacts repeated cuts to DoD budgets are having on the facilities across the installation, as well as impacts on personnel, training and maintenance across the 101st Airborne Division. Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Mike Coffman (R-CO), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Military Personnel, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "Overview of Military Review Board Agencies." For testimony and to watch the hearing click here. Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, made the following remarks after the subcommittee's classified Cyber Operations Quarterly update: Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Michael Turner (R-OH), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the Subcommittee's hearing titled "U.S. Ground Force Capability and Modernization Challenges in Eastern Europe." For testimony and to watch the hearing click here. Read more »

WASHINGTON -Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the hearing entitled, "Cyber Warfare in the 21st Century: Threats, Challenges and Opportunities." For testimony and other information and to watch the hearing click here. Read more »

WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring five (5) events the week of March 6-10. Read more »