I’m for experimentation. I’m for trying things. That’s true whether we’re talking about hardware or personnel issues. We need to try some things, because doing what we have always done because we’ve always done it that way doesn’t work. Mac Thornberry Read Quote
When it comes to helping make the country strong, we in Congress have an important role to play. Mac Thornberry Read Quote
President Trump has made rebuilding our military strength one of his top priorities. More money is certainly required, but so is reform of the Pentagon and how it does business. Mac Thornberry Read Quote
If the men and women who protect the country are to succeed in the missions they are assigned, we simply must invest more in defense. Mac Thornberry Read Quote
To protect America’s security, we are going to have to pull America’s military out of the swamp of Washington politics. Mac Thornberry Read Quote
We need a strong, vibrant economy to produce the tax revenue to fund our military. Mac Thornberry Read Quote
Since World War II, the rules-based international order created and maintained by the United States has benefited peoples around the globe and none more so than Americans here at home. Mac Thornberry Read Quote
A military starved of resources, training, and equipment will not long be able to protect the country physically or economically. Mac Thornberry Read Quote
If China sets the rules for much of the world’s economy, America will feel the consequences in our pocketbooks as well as in our security. Mac Thornberry Read Quote
