Press Releases
Congressman Mike Turner and Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez, Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, commended the White House today for commissioning a study on governance of the national laboratories. The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has tasked the Institute for Defense Analyses' Science and Technology Policy Institute to study various governance structures for the labs and provide recommendations for ensuring the labs are prepared to address future national security challenges.
Congressmen Mike Turner (OH-3) and Rob Andrews (NJ-1) have sent a letter to Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, requesting his support for protecting the child custody rights of our men and women in uniform. The lawmakers were joined by every member of the House Armed Services Committee in supporting the request. Legislative language addressing this issue has passed the House of Representatives on six separate occasions.
Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, wrote to the president today, requesting an "urgent explanation of [his] comments to President Medvedev in Seoul this morning." The president had stated that "this is my last election, and after my election I'll have more flexibility," in regards to missile defense in Europe.
Congressman Mike Turner (OH-3) announced his annual U.S. Service Academy Day. The event, which will take place on April 21st, is an opportunity for students and parents from the Third Congressional District to learn more about our nation's service academies. Representatives from the United States Army (West Point), Navy, Merchant Marine, Air Force, and Coast Guard academies will be on hand to provide attendees with information on the general requirements and qualifications for the nomination process.
Congressman Mike Turner (OH-3) released the following statement upon the news that the Senate Armed Services Committee has favorably reported the nomination of Lt. General Janet Wolfenbarger (USAF), to the full Senate. Wolfenbarger, who has been nominated for appointment to the grade of general, is set to become the first female four star general in the U.S. Air Force and the Commander of Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. She is currently the Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, and had previously served as Vice-Commander of AFMC.
Congressman Mike Turner (OH-3), Chairman of the U.S. Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, introduced the NATO Enhancement Act of 2012. Companion legislation to Sen. Dick Lugar's bill (S.2177), it would add to previous bills where Congress has expressed support for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO) eastward expansion and designated former communist countries as eligible for U.S. assistance to become NATO members. In addition, the proposed legislation reaffirms NATO's role as a nuclear alliance and calls on the Administration to seek further allied contributions to a NATO territorial missile defense capability.
Congressman Mike Turner (OH-3) questioned Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner about his Department's transparency when it came to the bailout process. Since the decision by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) to slash approximately 20,000 current and future Delphi Salaried Retirees by up to 70 percent, Turner and other lawmakers have been searching for answers. Meanwhile, Treasury, PBGC, and the President's Auto Task Force have been less than open about what had transpired and was paid for with taxpayer's dollars.
Congressman Mike Turner (OH-3) submitted the following statement and questions for the record to Secretary of Commerce John Bryson. Bryson appeared before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies for a hearing on trade enforcement funding for Fiscal Year 2013.
Congressman Mike Turner (OH-3) has written to Congressman Ed Markey (MA-7) and re invited him to tour Building 9212 at Y-12 and the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research (CMR) facility at Los Alamos National Lab in New Mexico. Turner, who is Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, has direct oversight of our defense nuclear facilities and labs.
"Without ever seeing the true state of these facilities, Mr. Markey is living in blissful ignorance. It must make calling for funding cuts and unilateral disarmament a lot easier. No one who has toured these facilities and has seen their deplorable conditions would deny the need for this funding," said Turner.
Congressman Mike Turner (OH-3), Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, introduced the Maintaining the President's Commitment to our Nuclear Deterrent and National Security Act of 2012 (H.R. 4178). The 50-page bill cites the President's promises surrounding nuclear modernization and would codify those commitments into law.