For more than two centuries since winning our own freedom, we the people of the United States have repeatedly answered the call to lead the quest for freedom around the globe. Mac Thornberry Read Quote
The day before the anniversary of D-Day, we lost a man who was equaled by few and surpassed by none as a leader in the cause of freedom: Ronald Reagan. Mac Thornberry Read Quote
Energy is necessary for economic growth, for a better quality of life, and for human progress. Mac Thornberry Read Quote
The death tax robs parents of the opportunity to pass something along to their children, and it is responsible for destroying a lot of family-owned businesses. Mac Thornberry Read Quote
No other date on the calendar more potently symbolizes all that our nation stands for than the Fourth of July. Mac Thornberry Read Quote
The Constitution places the responsibility on Congress for setting the size of the U.S. military, ensuring sufficient resources are in place to train and equip it, and funding maintenance programs and replacing worn-out equipment. We have a moral responsibility to ensure that our people are fully prepared and fully supported. Mac Thornberry Read Quote
We should start by allowing drilling in Alaska’s National Wildlife Refuge. It can provide billions of barrels of recoverable oil and trillions of cubic feet of recoverable natural gas. Mac Thornberry Read Quote
I receive contributions from a variety of people who are interested in what the Armed Services Committee does. Mac Thornberry Read Quote
Mr. Speaker, I agree with those who say that the Global War on Terrorism is actually a Global War of Ideas and that terrorism is one of the tactics used in that War. Mac Thornberry Read Quote