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  • Military Sexual Assault Crisis Prompts Congress to Act
    May 17, 2013 - "A lower-level chain of command decision can result in extreme bias and extreme pressure," Turner said in an interview in his Capitol Hill office. Turner favors legislation that would move the adjudication decision on sexual assault to higher-ranking military officers then hold them to account if th... More
  • Turner Statement on DOD Civilian Furloughs
    May 14, 2013 - Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) released the following statement upon Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announcing that Defense Department civilian employees would be furloughed 11 days as a result of sequestration: “Today’s announcement is exactly why I voted against sequestration – it will severely im... More
  • Turner to White House to Discuss Military Sexual Assault
    May 9, 2013 - Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), Co-Chair of the Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus, has been invited to the White House today to discuss the issue of sexual assault in the military. The meeting, today at 10:30am, will be with President Obama’s senior adviser Valerie Jarrett and Tina Tchen, t... More
  • Military Sexual Assaults Spike Despite Efforts To Combat Epidemic
    May 8, 2013 - Molly O'Toole Huffington Post Sexual assaults occurred at an average of more than 70 per day in the United States military during 2012, according to an annual report released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Defense. Reports of sexual assault in the military rose during October 2011 through Septem... More
  • Turner, Tsongas Bill to Address Sexual Assault
    May 8, 2013 - Reps. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, and Niki Tsongas, D-Mass., are proposing stripping an officer's authority to change or dismiss a court-martial conviction in major cases, such as sexual assault. Their bill would also require that an individual found guilty of rape, sexual assault, forcible sodomy and an a... More
  • Turner, Tsongas Introduce BE SAFE Act
    May 8, 2013 - Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) and Congresswoman Niki Tsongas (MA-3), Co-Chairs of the Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus, have introduced the Better Enforcement for Sexual Assault Free Environments Act of 2013 (BE SAFE) Act. This legislation continues the lawmakers’ bipartisan effort to com... More
  • Turner Statement on DOD FY12 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military
    May 7, 2013 - Congressman Mike Turner, Co-Chair of the Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus, released the following statement upon being briefed by the Defense Department on their Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military: “The latest number released by the Department of Defense represent the continuat... More
  • Congressman Mike Turner Condemns the Alleged Actions by Lt. Col. Jeffrey Krusinski
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  • Turner Leads OH Delegation in Support of UAS Application
    May 6, 2013 - Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) has lead the Ohio Congressional Delegation in a letter of support for the selection of the Ohio/Indiana Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Center & Test Complex to be selected as one of the six UAS Test Sites required by the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Publ... More
  • Politicians tout Ohio/Indiana as designated UAV test site
    May 6, 2013 - By: Joe Cogliano, Senior Reporter U.S. Rep Mike Turner is leading a Congressional group in lobbying the FAA for one of six unmanned aircraft test sites. The letter to Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said the Ohio/Indiana Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center & Test Complex meets FAA requirements and... More