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March 25, 2010
U.S. House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.) and Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee Ranking Member Mike Turner (R-Ohio) today released the following statement regarding the President's announcement that the United States and Russia have reached an agreement on a new nuclear weapons treaty to build upon the 1990's Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) and 2002 Moscow Treaty. .
U.S. House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Howard P.

March 20, 2010
Mike Turner today voted against the $1 trillion government takeover of our nation's healthcare system. Rep. Turner issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the bill during a rare Sunday session: .
Mike Turner today voted against the $1 trillion government takeover of our nation's healthcare system. Rep. Turner issued the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the bill during a rare Sunday session:

March 15, 2010
U.S. Representative Michael R. Turner today called the Department of Defense (DoD) fiscal year 2009 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military "alarming." .
U.S. Representative Michael R. Turner today called the Department of Defense (DoD) fiscal year 2009 Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military "alarming." The report was issued today by the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office in response to language in the FY 09 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) secured by Rep. Turner and Rep. Jane Harman, D-CA.

March 14, 2010
U.S. Representative Michael R. Turner today announced the release of a report from the Priority Development Review Committee (PDRC) to enhance the Dayton region's process for congressional-directed federal funding requests and called the region's open, community-directed process a "national model for reform." .
U.S. Representative Michael R.

February 24, 2010
U.S. Representative Mike. Turner today announced the release of a report offering an analysis and policy considerations to the national foreclosure crisis. .
U.S. Representative Mike. Turner today announced the release of a report offering an analysis and policy considerations to the national foreclosure crisis. The policy considerations are based on the testimony of local and federal panelists. The report, "The Impact of the Housing Crisis on Local Communities and the Federal Response," was compiled as a follow-up to a housing forum Rep.

February 23, 2010
Mike Turner today heard testimony from Dayton area attorney Merle Wilberding on the progress of the Department of Defense in responding to sexual assault allegations within the Armed Services. .
U.S. Representative Mike Turner today heard testimony from Dayton area attorney Merle Wilberding on the progress of the Department of Defense in responding to sexual assault allegations within the Armed Services.

February 17, 2010
U.S. Representative Mike Turner today held a news conference to announce $300,000 in federal funding he helped secure for the Dayton Area Defense Contractors Association (DaytonDefense) to establish the Wright Center for Workforce Preparedness. .
U.S. Representative Mike Turner today held a news conference to announce $300,000 in federal funding he helped secure for the Dayton Area Defense Contractors Association (DaytonDefense) to establish the Wright Center for Workforce Preparedness.

February 11, 2010
"A nuclear Iran threatens the security and stability of the Middle East and the rest of the world. With today's announcement, Tehran takes one step closer to a nuclear weapon. .
U.S. Representatives Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.), the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, and Michael R. Turner (R-Ohio), the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee, today issued the following statement on the Iranian regime's announcement that Iran is now a "nuclear state" after producing enriched uranium at higher levels:

February 4, 2010
U.S. Representative Michael R. Turner received a verbal commitment from Defense Secretary Robert Gates to meet and discuss legislation he has introduced to protect the child custody rights of military parents. .
Secretary Gates Agrees to Meeting with Rep. Turner to Discuss his Child Custody Rights Bill for Military Parents

U.S. Representative Michael R. Turner received a verbal commitment from Defense Secretary Robert Gates to meet and discuss legislation he has introduced to protect the child custody rights of military parents.

February 2, 2010
U.S. Representative Mike Turner, the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee, today issued the following statement on the Administration's Fiscal Year 2011 budget request for the Department of Defense and Missile Defense related programs .
U.S. Representative Mike Turner, the Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee, today issued the following statement on the Administration's Fiscal Year 2011 budget request for the Department of Defense and Missile Defense related programs: