Press Releases

WASHINGTON - Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, made the following statement on the Senate's passage of the Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act: Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Chairman Randy Forbes (R-VA), of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower & Projection Forces, made the following statement about the Subcommittee's hearing titled "Capacity of the U.S. Navy to Project Power with Large Surface Combatants:" Read more »

WASHINGTON - Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX), of the House Armed Services Committee, previewed tomorrow's full committee hearing titled "U.S. Policy and Strategy in the Middle East." Read more »

WASHINGTON- Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, will host a press gaggle Tuesday open to credentialed media. Read more »

WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring (2) hearings the week of June 15-19, 2015. Read more »

WASHINGTON - Today, Chairman Joe Heck (R-NV), of the House Armed Services Committee Subcommittee on Military Personnel, made the following statement on the Subcommittee's hearing titled, "Department of Defense Views on Recommendations from the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission on Military Health Care Reform." Read more »

WASHINGTON- Today, Representatives Joe Wilson (R-SC) and Jim Langevin (D-RI), Chairman and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, hosted a roundtable with members of the House Armed Services Committee. The session was an opportunity to receive an update on the inadvertent transfer of live anthrax samples by the Department of Defense. Following the briefing, the Congressmen said: Read more »

WASHINGTON - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) released the following schedule featuring (3) hearings the week of June 15-19, 2015. Read more »

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: Read more »

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. Read more »

WASHINGTON- Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, will host a press gaggle Tuesday open to credentialed media. Read more »

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

WASHINGTON— Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, today responded to Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid’s claim that consideration of the annual defense authorization bill is a “waste of time.” Read more »

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: Read more »

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: Read more »