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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Turner: The President is Outsourcing the Foreign Policy of the United States
February 9, 2015
Press Release

Washington, DC: Today, following joint remarks from the President of the United States and German Chancellor, Andrea Merkel, at the White House, Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, released the following statement:

Issues: National Defense and Security
Turner Statement on Release of President Obama's National Security Plan
February 6, 2015
Press Release

Washington, DC: Today, following the release of President' Obama's new national security plan for his last two years in office, Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, released the following statement:

Issues: National Defense and Security
Turner on CNN: Putin will take a Significant Portion of Ukraine if We Do Nothing to Stop Him
February 6, 2015
Press Release

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ICYMI: It's Time to Arm the Ukrainians
February 4, 2015
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It's Time To Arm the Ukrainians: President Obama must change course and give Ukrainians the arms they need to stop Putin.

BY: REP. MICHAEL R. TURNER

Issues: National Defense and Security
ICYMI: POLITICO PRO Q&A: Rep. Mike Turner
February 4, 2015
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ICYMI: POLITICO PRO Q&A: Rep. Mike Turner

By JEN JUDSON

2/3/15 3:37 PM EST

Rep. Mike Turner is positioning the House Armed Services panel he chairs to be the one that really gets after sequestration, examining its impacts from every angle.

Issues: Jobs and the Economy National Defense and Security
Turner: The U.S. Should Immediately Send Lethal Weapons to Ukraine
February 3, 2015
Press Release

Washington, DC: Following reports that President Obama is taking a 'fresh look' at considering sending defensive weapons and other lethal aide to Ukraine, Congressman Mike Turner, President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement:

Issues: National Defense and Security
Turner Leads Members of Congress to Prepare for Brac
January 23, 2015
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Members of Congress Prepare for BRAC:

Today, Lawmakers Met to Identify Ways to Protect and Strengthen Ohio's Military Assets

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Turner, Rogers: The U.S. Must Take Immediate Action to Change Putin's Calculus
January 22, 2015
Press Release

Washington, DC: Today, leaders of the House Armed Services Committee, Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH) and Congressman Mike Rogers (R-AL), urged Secretary Hagel and Secretary Kerry to update the U.S. defense policy and force posture in Europe and respond assertively to President Putin's ongoing threats to deploy nuclear weapons in Crimea.

Issues: National Defense and Security
Turner Welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu
January 21, 2015
Press Release

Washington, DC: Following reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint session of Congress, Congressman Mike Turner released the following statement:

"The threat of violent Islamic Terrorism and the danger of a nuclear Iran are not isolated to any one part of the world. We must work together with the nation of Israel and all our allies to confront these global challenges.

I strongly support Speaker Boehner's initiative and decision to invite Prime Minister Netanyahu to address a joint session of Congress and am glad to hear that the Prime Minister has accepted his invitation.

Issues: National Defense and Security
Turner: No Mention of Sequestration in the State of the Union
January 20, 2015
Press Release

Washington, D.C.—Following President Obama's State of the Union Address, Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, released the following statement:

"Despite the fact that there is wide, bipartisan agreement that sequestration is devastating to our Defense Department, tonight, in his State of the Union Address, the President failed to mention it. All of the Joint Chiefs have testified before the House Armed Services Committee that if the President's sequestration continues in 2016, our military will come to a grinding halt.

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