National Defense and Security
Our military men and women bravely risk their lives to defend the freedoms we are privileged to enjoy as Americans.
We have a duty to help our servicemen and women have the protection, the resources, and the certainty required to successfully protect our country and keep our families safe. That is why Congressman Turner continues to lead the charge against irresponsible and devastating cuts to our nation's military funding that could seriously jeopardize our national security.
As a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, Congressman Turner has been a lead advocate for securing proper funding for the U.S. nuclear deterrent, which is vital to our national security as Russia and China increase their nuclear stockpiles. In addition, Congressman Turner has spoken out about Russia and China's aggressive pursuits in Space. He is helping lead efforts to ensure America remains the leader in outer space, and that Ohio stays at the forefront of opportunities to grow the U.S. space and defense program.
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Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces was able to secure $182 million for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (FY19 NDAA). The President's budget request had called for a phase one of a new building at the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), located at WPAFB, to be authorized at $116 million. Chairman Turner was able to secure funding for the full project rather than a phase of it, and in doing so added $66 million to the funding WPAFB would receive for the building.
Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces released the following statement after the House Armed Services Committee marked up the FY 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):
Chairman Mike Turner of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, member of the House Intelligence Committee, and Chairman of the U.S. Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement following the President's decision to withdraw from the Iran Deal:
Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) and Ranking Member Niki Tsongas (MA-3) [] on Friday to the members of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces (TAL) to seek their feedback on aviation mishaps in advance of a subcommittee hearing/briefing to be scheduled on the issue.
Chairman Turner and Ranking Member Tsongas are increasingly concerned about our military's rising number of aviation mishaps. The TAL Subcommittee has held several hearings during the 115th Congress encouraging the Department of Defense (DoD) to move quickly to eliminate these incidents.
Lawmakers Say Wright-Patt and Greater Dayton Area are Uniquely Qualified to Carry Out Mission
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH-10) was joined by U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Rob Portman (R-OH) today to lead the entire Ohio Congressional delegation in urging the Pentagon to locate the F-35 Hybrid Product Support Integrator (HPSI) Organization at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. In a letter to U.S. Secretary of the Air Force, Heather Wilson, the lawmakers said Wright-Patt is uniquely qualified to handle the new mission, and it could mean an additional 400 plus jobs in Ohio.
Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, a member of the House Intelligence Committee and head of the U.S. Delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement on the U.S.'s missile attack with France and the U.K. in Syria:
"Assad's barbaric regime continues to violate international rule of law. The attack with our allies last night was a necessary action to deter horrific chemical weapons attacks by the Syrian government against its own people."
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Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, Chairman of the U.S. Delegation to NATO Parliamentary Assembly, and a member of the House Intelligence Committee, and Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a member of the House Intelligence Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced the bipartisan Stand with UK Against Russia Violations Act in response to Russia's nerve agent attack against Sergei and Aguilar Skripal in the United Kingdom last month:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Federal Communications Commission proposed a rule prohibiting certain telecom carriers from buying products from Huawei, a company with close ties to the Chinese government. Under the rule, any carrier that accesses the Universal Service Fund, which subsidizes small and rural carriers, would be prohibited from purchasing products from companies that pose a national security threat to the United States.
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Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces introduced the It's About Time Act today to increase efficiency by changing the government funding deadline from October 1 to January 1. He released the following statement:
"There is no reason the fiscal year should start on October 1 other than Congress has previously said so. This has done unbelievable damage to the Department of Defense because Congress clearly cannot manage to pass spending bills by our current deadlines. Changing the calendar year would save DoD three painful months of Congress failing to get its work done."