Press Releases

WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring two (2) events the week of February 13-17. Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the hearing entitled "The State of the Military." For testimony and other information and to watch the hearing click here. Read more »

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

WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring one (1) events the week of February 6-10. Read more »

WASHINGTON -- House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes, former House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee Chairman Rodney Frelinghuysen, and Joint Task Force leaders Rep. Brad Wenstrup and Rep. Ken Calvert issued the following statement today in response to the release of the Department of Defense Inspector General report on allegations of the manipulation of intelligence at Central Command: Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following opening statement, as prepared for delivery, at the hearing on "The State of the World: National Security Threats and Challenges." 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 two (2) events the week of February 6-10. Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following comments regarding President Trump's Memorandum directing a 30-day military readiness review by the Secretary of Defense: Read more »

WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring two (2) events the week of January 30 - February 3. Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement upon the appointment of former Rep. Heather Wilson (R-NM) to be the Secretary of the Air Force: Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement upon the confirmation of General James Mattis as the next Secretary of Defense: Read more »

WASHINGTON - The House Armed Services Committee will hold no public events from January 23-27. Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement in response to the President's commutation of inmate Manning's sentence: Read more »

WASHINGTON--Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following comments after the Committee passed the waiver to allow retired Gen. James Mattis to serve as Secretary of Defense: Read more »

WASHINGTON -Today, Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following remarks, as prepared for delivery, on the markup entitled “H.R. 393 - To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.” For hearing testimony and to watch the hearing live click here. Read more »