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.
Mac ThornberryNo other date on the calendar more potently symbolizes all that our nation stands for than the Fourth of July.
Mac ThornberryI know of no serious proposals that would change the way Social Security operates for today's seniors.
Mac ThornberryFor 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.
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