And to stick our head in the sand and pretend that we are somehow safer if we do not know or to pretend we are somehow safer if we limit our options seems to me not only foolish but actually dangerous.

S. The Republican Thornberry represents Texas's 13th congressional district a GOP stronghold which stretches between the Oklahoma and New Mexico borders. House of Representatives


Committee assignments
Committee on Armed Services (Vice Chair)
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Subcommittee on Intelligence Emerging Threats and Capabilities (Chairman)

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
He currently serves as the Vice Chairman of the Armed Services Committee where he leads the Subcommittee on Intelligence Emerging Threats and Capabilities.

S. It winds across the Panhandle into the South Plains then runs east across the Red River Valley.