In the News
By Julian Pecquet
Missile defense champion Rep. Mike Turner (R-Ohio) accused the Obama administration on Tuesday of being in a "dream-like trance" after North Korea released a video showing the destruction of a U.S. city that looks like New York.
As your Representative, I began working on the issue of sexual assault in the military in 2007 when we learned of the tragic story of Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach (USMC). Maria was a young woman from southwest Ohio who was serving her country honorably when she was allegedly sexually assaulted by a senior enlisted servicemember. Eight months later, she and her unborn child were murdered by that accused servicemember.
Maria's mother Mary Lauterbach, and Dayton attorney Merle Wilberding have been integral in helping me find legislative solutions to the many problems Maria faced in the military justice system.
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By Barrie Barber
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Last week, the House and Senate approved for the 51st time the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) with overwhelming bipartisan support. As a senior member of the House Armed Services Committee, and a conferee on the House-Senate Conference Committee, I am proud to have included key provisions, which bolster the progress in Southwest Ohio in terms of being a leader in the development and education of our servicemembers, and the supporting industry. The final bill also expands cooperation for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) amongst government agencies. This will be key for Ohio, as we are competing for a UAS test range. |
The Dayton City Commission approved Wednesday a redevelopment agreement that could lead to the Wright Company Factory becoming part of the Dayton Aviation National Historical Park.
The historic building, on the grounds of the former Delphi Home Avenue Plant in West Dayton, would be preserved in the pending demolition of the Delphi plant and redevelopment of the overall site for manufacturing by Home Avenue Redevelopment LLC.
By Emily Cadei and Megan Scully, CQ Staff
Over the summer, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James F. Amos hosted a dinner with a handful of lawmakers to discuss a hidden epidemic of violence in the military: 19,000 servicemembers are estimated to be victims of rape or sexual assault each year.
By Leigh Munsil
After months of blistering criticism from Congress over sexual assault in the military, the Pentagon wants lawmakers to see it's getting tough — now.
Army Maj. Gen. Gary Patton, who oversaw the implementation of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" repeal, has just taken the helm of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, charged with the most serious push yet to crack down on one of the military's most corrosive problems.
"The president and his proxies boast of saving tens of thousands of auto jobs in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and other states. But they go mute, opaque and evasive when members of Congress and their investigators, Delphi retirees and their lawyers, demand to know who inside made the decision that caused thousands to lose as much as two-thirds of their pensions." – Daniel Howes
Delphi debacle spoils Obama bailout boast
By: Daniel Howes