Press Releases

Mike Turner Calls for a Second Bosnia and Herzegovina Peace Conference at Wright Patterson Air Force Base
October 13, 2010
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Mike Turner called for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to convene representatives of the Balkan states and neighboring nations at Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) for a "Dayton II" conference. This meeting would seek to address the challenges that continue to face the region, fifteen years after the Dayton Peace Accords .
Mike Turner called for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to convene representatives of the Balkan states and neighboring nations at Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) for a "Dayton II" conference.
Reps. Turner and Herseth Sandlin Call for Veterans Affairs Committee to Advance Important Child Custody Legislation
October 12, 2010
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This week, The Oprah Winfrey Show will profile the issue of service members losing custody of their children due to their military service. During the taping of the program, Oprah spoke with Eva Crouch-Slusher, a Captain in the Kentucky National Guard, who Rep. Turner had previously invited to Washington, DC to meet with Members of Congress to advocate for the protection of servicemembers custody rights.
Mike Turner Looks Toward Miamisburg Mound's Bright Future
October 3, 2010
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"Today's ceremony marks the end of over a decade worth of work done by our community to ensure the complete cleanup of the Miamisburg Mound facility," Rep. Turner said. .
"Today's ceremony marks the end of over a decade worth of work done by our community to ensure the complete cleanup of the Miamisburg Mound facility," Rep. Turner said. "Our community's efforts are seen nationwide as a model for the restoration of a contaminated nuclear weapons facility.
Burgess to Turner: NASIC Mission Will Remain at WPAFB
September 29, 2010
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Mike Turner, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, today in a meeting in his office, received the personal assurance of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Director Lieutenant General Ronald Burgess that no jobs or missions will be moved from the National Air and Space Intelligence Agency (NASIC), based at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base .

Mike Turner, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, today in a meeting in his office, received the personal assurance of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Director Li

Turner to International Trade Commission: "We Cannot Allow Foreign Manufacturers to Continue to Illegally Undercut Domestic Manufacturers"
September 21, 2010
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Rep. Mike Turner this morning testified before the International Trade Commission (ITC) on behalf of Southwest Ohio companies NewPage Corporation and SMART Papers in their case on unfair competition from paper producers in Indonesia and China. .

Rep. Mike Turner this morning testified before the International Trade Commission (ITC) on behalf of Southwest Ohio companies NewPage Corporation and SMART Papers in their case on unfair competition from paper producers in Indonesia and China.

Turner Defends NASIC: Alabama Congressional Delegation Seeks to Take Jobs from WPAFB
September 16, 2010
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Mike Turner, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, today sent letters to President Barack Obama and Lieutenant General Ronald Burgess, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), strongly opposing efforts of the Alabama Congressional Delegation to move mission responsibility and jobs from the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), based at Wright Patterson Air Force Base outside of Dayton, OH, to the Missile and Space Intelligence Center (MSIC), based at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. .

Mike Turner,

Mike Turner Calls for Further Congressional Investigations into Delphi Salaried Retiree Pensions
September 15, 2010
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Mike Turner welcomed yesterday's announcement that Neil Barofsky, Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, will investigate whether Delphi's salaried retirees were treated differently than union or hourly retirees when the US government took over General Motors, and whether the TARP program or the Obama administration pressured GM to "top off" the pensions of hourly retirees. .

Mike Turner welcomed yesterday's announcement that Neil Barofsky, Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, will investigate whether Delphi's salaried retirees wer

Commerce to Treasury Department: Use Taxpayer-Funded Plan to Preserve Moraine Plant
September 14, 2010
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Rep. Mike Turner today thanked the Department of Commerce for supporting the taxpayer funded plan for reuse of the General Motors Moraine Assembly Plant. Congressman Turner has sought assistance from President Barack Obama, the Department of Treasury, and the Department of Commerce in order to prevent the facility from being sold for scrap. .

Treasury to Turner: We Support Redevelopment of Moraine Plant
New York Times Covers Moraine Plant Redevelopment Push

Rep. Turner, Sen. Brown, and Sen. Voinovich lead Ohio Delegation in Letter to VA Secretary Shinseki to urge the placement of VA Archives in Dayton
August 1, 2010
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"The region's long-standing commitment to our nation's veterans and its history of military innovation makes Dayton the ideal location for Veterans Affairs Health Administration Archives. The consolidation of the VA archives to the Dayton VAMC would have a significant economic impact on the Miami Valley." .

U.S. Rep. Mike Turner, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), and Sen.

Turner Legislation Protecting Deployed Troops' Child Custody Rights Advances in the House Veterans Affairs Committee
July 27, 2010
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U.S. Representative Mike Turner today announced that his legislation to protect military parents in child custody cases, H.R. 4469, was approved by the Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. It will next be considered by the full Veterans Affairs' Committee. .

U.S. Representative Mike Turner today announced that his legislation to protect military parents in child custody cases, H.R. 4469, was approved by the Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. It will next be considered by the full Veterans Affairs' Committee.