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  • Defense Authorization Conference Report Funds $102 Million for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
    Oct 8, 2009  - U.S. Representative Michael R. Turner (Ohio-3) announced passage of H.R. 2647, the FY2010 National Defense Authorization Act Conference Report, which includes over $102 million in mission funding Rep. Turner requested for Dayton’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. “The conference report for the 2010 ... More
  • Turner Appointed as Conferee for Defense Authorization Bill
    Oct 7, 2009  - U.S. Representative Mike Turner today was named as a conferee for H.R. 2647, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the 2010 Fiscal Year.  This legislation is critical to supporting our nation’s men and women in uniform and the mission of Dayton’s Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Conferee... More
  • Congressman Turner on WBZI radio’s Bucks Braun Morning Show
    Sep 23, 2009  - Congressman Turner on WBZI radio’s Bucks Braun Morning ShowOn Wednesday, September 23, 2009, Congressman Mike Turner discussed a wide range of issues on the Bucks Braun program including health care reform, Afghanistan, the Obama Administration abandoning the European missile defense system and his ... More
  • Turner Calls for Review of Community Earmark Process
    Jul 23, 2009  - Congressman Michael R. Turner today called for a comprehensive review of the Priority Development Advocacy Committee (PDAC) process to increase the accountability and transparency of the current process.  The Dayton Development Coalition (DDC) uses the PDAC process to establish the region’s fed... More
  • Apollo 11 Anniversary Reminds Ohio of Its Special Connection to Flight
    Jul 21, 2009  - On July 20, Ohio and the world marked one of the most significant anniversaries in the history of mankind.  For the state that originated powered flight, the landing of Apollo 11 on the Moon was even more profound.  Forty years ago, as millions watched black and white TV images of a barren... More
  • Rep. Turner Announces Over $58 Million in Funding for Projects at Wright-Patterson AFB
    Jul 15, 2009  - Congressman Michael R. Turner announced that $58,600,000 in project funding for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base passed the House of Representatives Friday afternoon by a vote of 415 to 3.  The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2010, H.R. 3082, provides fun... More
  • Senior Armed Services Committee Members to Participate in Panel Discussion at U.S. Air, Trade, and Technology Expo
    Jul 14, 2009  - Senior members of the House Armed Services Committee will be in Dayton,Ohio, later this week to participate in the inaugural United StatesAir, Trade and Technology Expo, an event which brings together domesticand foreign leaders in the military, civilian government, academia andindustry in an effort... More
  • Rep. Turner Announces Over $100 Million for Wright-Patterson Projects in House-Passed Defense Authorization Bill
    Jun 29, 2009  - Congressman Michael R. Turner today announced that $102,450,000 in authorized project funding for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is in the Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).  This amount includes $43.85 million in defense funding requests and $58.6 million for military... More
  • Turner Statement on the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010
    Jun 25, 2009  - Rep. Michael Turner, the Ranking Member of the Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, today released the following prepared remarks for House consideration of H.R. 2647, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010: “I thank the gentleman from California, Mr. McKeon. He... More
  • New Defense Budget Continues Military Investment in Area
    Jun 24, 2009  - by Congressman Michael Turner The importance of southwest Ohio’s military programs was underscored by the inclusion of over $100 million in the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) in support of missions at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.  I was pleased to advance these new pr... More