In the News
December 21, 2010
As you gather with family and friends this holiday season, please take a moment to reflect on the true meaning of Christmas aside from the crowded shopping malls and exchanging of gifts. Remember in your prayers this holiday season our brave troops who are deployed around the world and unable to spend this holiday with their families, as well as those who are less fortunate here at home.
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The Christmas season offers many opportunities to take part in meaningful holiday traditions.
December 21, 2010
Turner, R-Centerville, announced Wednesday he has been named chairman of the House Armed Services Strategic Forces subcommittee. The subcommittee oversees the nation's nuclear arsenal, the military's assets in outer space, U.S. Department of Defense's intelligence programs and missile defense systems.
Read the whole story at the Dayton Business Journal here
December 13, 2010
Richard C. Holbrooke had one of the most distinguished diplomatic careers in our nation's history and served as a strong advocate for U.S. national security interests in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
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Mike Turner released the following statement regarding the news that Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke passed away Monday night at George Washington University Hospital:
"Richard C. Holbrooke had one of the most distinguished diplomatic careers in our nation's history and served as a strong advocate for U.S.
December 13, 2010
Speaking to WHIO listeners on December 8 about his fight to prevent the Department of Defense from cutting the ECSS program. Those cuts could cost hundreds of jobs in the Dayton region.
December 12, 2010
Speaking on the House floor about the importance of funding necessary to maintain our nuclear weapons and facilities. This funding is currently being held up by the Democrats pending ratification of the START treaty.
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December 2, 2010
Talking to WHIO listeners about extending the Bush-era tax cuts.
December 1, 2010
I have served on the House Armed Services Committee since my first election to Congress in November of 2002. My seniority on that committee places me in a unique position to advocate for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, one of the largest and most diverse Air Force bases in the world.
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I have served on the House Armed Services Committee since my first election to Congress in November of 2002. My seniority on that committee places me in a unique position to advocate for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, one of the largest and most diverse Air Force bases in the world.
November 23, 2010
November 9, 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 national holidays.
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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.
November 4, 2010
The last decade has been challenging for the State of Ohio's manufacturing sector, especially here in the Dayton region. Between May 2000 and May 2010, the Dayton metropolitan area lost over half of its production workforce, around 42,000 manufacturing jobs. The unemployment rate in Clinton, Montgomery and Highland Counties is significantly higher than the national average and many of those lost jobs were in the manufacturing sector.
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The last decade has been challenging for the State of Ohio's manufacturing sector, especially here in the Dayton region.