Mac Thornberry
Mac Thornberry
William McClellan Thornberry, known as Mac Thornberry, is the U.S. Representative from the Texas Panhandle. He has served since 1995, when the House seated its first Republican majority in forty years and signed the "Contract with America" that was authored by former House of Representatives Speaker Newt Gingrich...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth15 June 1958
CountryUnited States of America
efficient existing forms
We must continue research into new forms of energy and into more efficient use of existing energy sources.
bash press protect
We do not come out on the floor, in press conferences or in other places, and try to bash the administration or to protect the administration.
economic energy growth increase incredible rate supply
China's incredible rate of economic growth and its corresponding increase in energy consumption has made the world supply tight.
anyone begins core ends far life matters
It is very distressing that anyone would look at these matters from a political viewpoint. Core beliefs about when life begins and ends are far too important for any such calculations.
country role
When it comes to helping make the country strong, we in Congress have an important role to play.
country hard learning lesson time
Our country has had a hard time learning that lesson with energy.
In a budget this massive, there are certainly areas where I think we could do much better.
common-sense political environmental
We should restore a proper balance in environmental regulation and energy production that is based on common sense, not political agendas.
military real moving
Even talking about change can be threatening to entrenched interests...Careers in the Pentagon, the board room, or the halls of Congress are not advanced by creating the disruptions that go with real change, so there are very few voices willing to speak up for the future and move beyond rhetoric to make serious choices,
war ideas tactics
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.
anniversary men leader
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.
children opportunity parent
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.
views doubt sides
My view is that when in doubt, society should err on the side of life.
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I know of no serious proposals that would change the way Social Security operates for today's seniors.