Congressman Michael Turner | Proudly Serving Ohio's 3rd District

Northmont Middle School

Community Bankers Association of Ohio

Ohio Restaurant Owners

State of Ohio Council of the Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)

Ohio State Association of Nurse Anesthetists Rick Hoffman, CNRA (Xenia) Norma Landis, CNRA (Xenia) Kelli Draher-Kuip, SRNA (Columbus)

Dayton City Meeting - City Commissioner

Alexander Bebris, Chief of Police, Oakwood PD, Dayton, OH

Meeting with the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce

4C for Children: Lorna Chouinard (Dayton), Carolyn Brinkman (Cincinnati)

American Osteopathic Association: Robert Oliver, Robert Hunter (Beavercreek), Paul Martin (Beavercreek)

Hemophilia Awareness: Lindsay Carlson and Georgie (Kettering), Sandra Hibner (Vandalia), Dan Ferguson, Jeff Reichert.

Heritage Ohio, Preservation Action, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Ohio Historical Society: Congressman Turner, Judith Kitchen and John Moore.

House Armed Services Full Committee Markup FY2013 NDAA

Congressman Mike Turner (OH-3) offered an amendment to the Fiscal Year 2013 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (HR 5326) to increase by $5 million the minimum level of funding that the International Trade Administration (ITA) must devote to crack down on unfair Chinese trade practices. The amendment was adopted by voice vote today and included in the full bill which awaits approval by the full House. "We must ensure that US manufacturers and workers can compete on a level playing field in the global marketplace. Unfortunately, unfair trade practices from countries like China make this increasingly difficult. These practices have hurt businesses like Ohio paper producer, Appleton, and their employees by unfairly subsidizing imports of thermal coated paper from China and Indonesia," said Turner. Since 2000, there has been a 300 percent increase in the amount of goods imported from China to the United States. Moreover, the ITA, tasked with cracking down on unfair trade practices, has for years experienced a growing workload of cases involving trade with China. For the last several years, Congress has directed the ITA to devote the same minimum level of funding, $11.4 million, for China antidumping and countervailing duty enforcement and compliance activities. "Given the rise in Chinese imports and the increasing complexity of cases the ITA must evaluate, we must ensure that efforts to protect US manufacturers and employees from unfair trade ...

Congressman Mike Turner Questions Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on China and North Korea Nukes

With each revelation about the Las Vegas conference we have found that this was not a one-off incident of a wayward employee, but a culture of carelessness and zero accountability from management. Furthermore, we heard that there are ongoing Inspector General investigations into bribes, kickbacks, and other improprieties. Document requests by the Oversight and Government Reform Committee will determine if this Administration has allowed the excesses of Las Vegas to take place in other agencies and departments. This is an issue which rightly deserves greater scrutiny by Congress and ultimately the taxpayer.

With each revelation about the Las Vegas conference we have found that this was not a one-off incident of a wayward employee, but a culture of carelessness and zero accountability from management. Furthermore, we heard that there are ongoing Inspector General investigations into bribes, kickbacks, and other improprieties. Document requests by the Oversight and Government Reform Committee will determine if this Administration has allowed the excesses of Las Vegas to take place in other agencies and departments. This is an issue which rightly deserves greater scrutiny by Congress and ultimately the taxpayer.

General Services Administration slush fund for lavish spending in Las Vegas which included a swag bag complete with blackjack dealer's vest, signed book by the regional commissioner and commemorative coins for each attendee.