Quotes from Mac Thornberry

Making America great again begins with making our military great again.

A military starved of resources, training, and equipment will not long be able to protect the country physically or economically.

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.

To protect America's security, we are going to have to pull America's military out of the swamp of Washington politics.

If you're an adult, if you are eligible to be drafted and vote, then there's a certain amount of decision-making power, and I think we have to be respectful of that.

My view is that when in doubt, society should err on the side of life.

We face a wide array of threats, which means we have to have a wide array of capabilities.

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.

The challenge we have in the war on terrorism is looking around for those pieces that matter and trying to fit them together.

Energy is necessary for economic growth, for a better quality of life, and for human progress.

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.

It would be better for the country if the Pentagon and the military do not shut down at any point because the threats to the country do not shut down.

Now, forty years after his passing, Winston Churchill is still quoted, read, revered, and referred to as much, if not more, than when he was alive.

Our country has had a hard time learning that lesson with energy.

An aggressor will always push forward and do more until he meets resistance. We've seen that time and time again over history.

We should restore a proper balance in environmental regulation and energy production that is based on common sense, not political agendas.

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.

When it comes to helping make the country strong, we in Congress have an important role to play.

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.

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

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.

We must continue research into new forms of energy and into more efficient use of existing energy sources.

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.

If you endorse somebody, it's like a stamp of approval and embracing them.