42 Quotes by Mac Thornberry

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    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.

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    China's incredible rate of economic growth and its corresponding increase in energy consumption has made the world supply tight.

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    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.

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    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,

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    I am particularly disturbed that our country is the largest financial supporter of an organization that not only wastes a lot of our money but also seems to be increasingly anti-American in its policies and conduct.

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    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.

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    I know of no serious proposals that would change the way Social Security operates for today’s seniors.

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    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.

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    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.

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