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Dayton VA – Our Veterans Deserve Better
Mar 9, 2011 - In February, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) began informing nearly 600 veterans in our community that they could have been infected with a number of blood born diseases due to unsanitary practices by a dentist in the Dayton VA Dental Clinic. Results of preliminary tests conducted by the VA ... More

Turner Invites Secretary Shinseki to Visit Dayton VA
Mar 9, 2011 - Congressman Mike Turner penned a letter to Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, following up on an invitation to visit the Dayton VA Facility extended by Turner’s staff. “Yesterday my Chief of Staff invited you to come to Dayton and you indicated a willingness to consider the invitation. Visiti... More

Brown, Portman, and Turner Express Profound Concern to Secretary Shinseki on Dayton VA Hospital Investigation
Feb 17, 2011 - Senator Sherrod Brown, Senator Rob Portman, and Congressman Mike Turner wrote to Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) Eric Shinseki, urging him to investigate the lack of oversight that allegedly allowed a practitioner at the Dayton VA Medical Center’s dental clinic to violate medical standards of pra... More

Honoring our Nation’s Veterans
Nov 10, 2010 - Our annual observance of Veterans Day is an occasion to honor the millions of men and women who have served with honor and distinction in our nation's Armed Forces, through times of war and in times of peace. It is also an opportunity for us to reflect upon the significance of one of our most solemn... More

Rep. Turner, Sen. Brown, and Sen. Voinovich lead Ohio Delegation in Letter to VA Secretary Shinseki to urge the placement of VA Archives in Dayton
Aug 2, 2010 - U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH), and led a letter today with the Ohio Congressional Delegation urging the Obama Administration to place the Veterans Affairs Health Administration (VHA) Archives at the VA Medical Center campus in Dayton. “The Da... More

Ohio Provides Ideal Resources and Demographics for Veterans Pilot Program
Jun 16, 2010 - By Congressman Michael Turner As a member of the House Armed Services Committee and the ranking member of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, I take seriously the promises our nation has made to its active duty service personnel and veterans who have endured the rigorous conditions of military servic... More

Reps. Turner’s Military Sexual Assault Protections Approved by House Armed Services Committee
Jun 2, 2010 - The House Armed Services Committee has approved provisions aimed at strengthening military prevention and response policies concerning sexual assault offered by Representatives Niki Tsongas (D-MA) and Mike Turner (R-OH). The legislation, included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), goe... More

Rep. Turner’s Amendment to Protect Child Custody Rights of Deployed Troops Advances through the House Armed Services Committee
Jun 2, 2010 - For a fourth consecutive year, legislation sponsored by U.S. Representative Mike Turner to protect military parents in child custody cases has advanced through the House Armed Services Committee. The language, included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), goes next to the full House of ... More

Honoring the Sacrifices of Our Servicemembers
May 25, 2010 - By Congressman Michael Turner Last week, Our annual observance of Memorial Day is an occasion to honor the millions of men and women who have fought to keep our Nation free—and an opportunity to thank those who continue to protect and defend our country through their service in the Armed Forces. Thi... More

Reps. Turner and Tsongas Introduce Legislation to Target Sexual Assault in the Military
May 11, 2010 - Reps. Michael R. Turner (R-OH) and Niki Tsongas (D-MA) today introduced the Defense Sexual Trauma Response, Oversight and Good Governance Act (The Defense STRONG Act), bipartisan legislation to expand legal rights for service members who have been the victims of sexual assault, and to improve the tr... More

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