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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:

January 31, 2010
Congressman Michael Turner has sent a letter to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Charles F. Bolden reiterating his support of the space agency assigning a retired space shuttle orbiter for public display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force (NMUSAF) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio .
Congressman Michael Turner has sent a letter to National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Administrator Charles F.

January 27, 2010
Congressman Michael Turner today presented Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner with an additional 30 questions examining the Treasury Department's involvement in the decision to cut Delphi salaried retirees' pension plans. .
Congressman Michael Turner today presented Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner with an additional 30 questions examining the Treasury Department's involvement in the decision to cut Delphi salaried retirees' pension plans.

January 25, 2010
Congressman Mike Turner today announced he has submitted questions to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner investigating the Treasury Department's involvement in the decision to cut Delphi salaried retirees' pension plans. .
Congressman Mike Turner today announced he has submitted questions to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner investigating the Treasury Department's involvement in the decision to cut Delphi salaried retirees' pension plans.

January 18, 2010
"DHL's decision to donate the Wilmington Air Park is tremendous news for families and residents of Clinton County and Southwest Ohio. The community and local officials worked diligently with DHL to make this donation possible. I believe the air park can be a key component of the region's economic recovery. .
Congressman Mike Turner today issued the following statement in response to DHL's announcement they will transfer ownership of the Wilmington Air Park and donate the facility to the Clinton County Port Authority:

January 13, 2010
From the US State Department on Haiti: For missing U.S. citizen family members, call 1-888-407-4747. For more information you can visit the State Department website at http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/ha/index.htm .
From the US State Department

December 16, 2009
Congressman Michael R. Turner today announced that $10,200,000 in appropriations funding for Dayton-area defense projects and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) are included in the Fiscal Year 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act. .
Congressman Michael R. Turner today announced that $10,200,000 in appropriations funding for Dayton-area defense projects and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) are included in the Fiscal Year 2010 Department of Defense Appropriations Act. The bill, H.R.

December 15, 2009
U.S. Representative Mike Turner today called for the Obama Administration to present a detailed plan to Congress on the cost to modify the Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson, Illinois. .
U.S. Representative Mike Turner today called for the Obama Administration to present a detailed plan to Congress on the cost to modify the Thomson Correctional Center in Thomson, Illinois.