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  • House passes domestic energy package
    Jun 21, 2012  - With the unemployment rate and gas prices remaining high and concerns over unrest in the Middle East growing, the House today passed a package of domestic energy bills aimed at reducing costs while increasing supply. Area Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) voted in support of the legislation, ... More
  • Stable supply will reduce pinch on wallets
    Apr 9, 2012  - One issue that affects nearly everyone in our area and across the country is gas prices. There is no doubt that high energy prices have placed a real burden on many Americans. And, from small business owners to parents who drive carpool, chances are that the cost of gas is hitting your wallet hard. ... More
  • Thornberry: President should be 'embarrassed' by decision on Keystone
    Jan 18, 2012  - U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) issued the following statement in response to President Obama's decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline project: "The Obama Administration should be embarrassed by this decision. Once again, they are denying the country a reliable source of energy an... More
  • Thornberry Statement on Super Committee Announcement
    Nov 21, 2011  - U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) issued the following statement after the Super Committee announced there will not be an agreement before the deadline on November 23, 2011: "I am disappointed that the 'Super Committee' was unable to agree on a deficit reduction plan. This is a lost oppo... More
  • Thornberry votes for Balanced Budget Amendment
    Nov 18, 2011  - U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) today voted to support a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution (H.J.RES.2). Even though the vote was bipartisan, it did not get the two-thirds votes required to pass (H.J.RES.2). Only 25 Democrats joined the vast majority of Republicans to suppor... More
  • You're Invited to a Conversation with Mac
    Oct 13, 2011  - U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry will be visiting with constituents across the 13th district next week. "Jobs and the economy are people’s top concern right now, and they are interested in what Congress is doing about them. They want to know what is being done about government regulation and taxes, g... More
  • Cybersecurity Task Force Releases Recommendations
    Oct 5, 2011  - The House Cybersecurity Task Force today unveiled its recommendations to help guide legislative action for the remainder of this Congress and beyond. The Task Force formally delivered its report to the Speaker and Majority Leader earlier this week. “Cybersecurity attacks are a direct threat to our e... More
  • House Passes Bill To Rein in Excessive EPA Regulations
    Sep 23, 2011  - U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry voted today in support of the “Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation Act of 2011 (TRAIN Act)” (H.R.2401). The bill, which passed by a vote of 249 to 169, requires the federal government to evaluate the impact of certain EPA regulations on jobs, ... More
  • Opposing view: Washington won't solve our drought
    Aug 10, 2011  - This year's drought in Texas and much of the southern U.S. has been devastating. In fact, it has been historic. The Texas State Climatologist calls it the most severe one-year drought on record. Last year, my hometown of Clarendon, Texas, recorded 27.95 inches of precipitation. This year, we receive... More
  • THORNBERRY: Unimaginable the President would deny disaster declaration for Texas
    May 4, 2011  - U.S. Congressman Mac Thornberry (R-Clarendon) issued the following statement in response to the Obama Administration's rejection of a Texas Wild Fire Declaration: “It is unimaginable to me that the President would deny this application when so many Texas counties have been affected by devastating fi... More


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