Press Releases

U.S. Representative Mike Turner today announced the establishment of a Priority Development Review Committee (PDRC) to review the community earmark process and make recommendations for its enhancement. .

U.S. Representative Michael R. Turner sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates Wednesday afternoon calling on the Pentagon to support a federal solution that safeguards military parents' custody rights just as the military protects a service member from penalties associated with utility and auto lease contracts. .

U.S. Representative Michael R. Turner, Ranking Member on the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, charged the Obama administration's proposed new missile defense program with potentially leaving the United States vulnerable to an Iranian ICBM attack for a period of five years. .

Mike Turner, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Strategic Forces Subcommittee which has jurisdiction over our nation's nuclear arsenal and missile defense systems, issued the following statement responding to the Obama Administration's proposal to shelve the European ballistic missile defense system planned for deployment in Poland and the Czech Republic: .

U.S. Representative Michael R. Turner today sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Robert Gates requesting that a July 2008 report on the cost effectiveness of the planned European missile defense system be declassified. Since the Obama Administration's decision to cancel the proposed system based on cost effectiveness is contrary to the recommendations of this report, Rep. Turner believes it is essential that the report be declassified for a robust debate on how best to deploy a missile defense system to protect the U.S. and its allies. .

"I think the president missed an important opportunity tonight to answer many questions on the public's mind. Rather than providing meaningful details, the president has simply presented broad objectives. .

Congressman Mike Turner today issued the following statement in response to the announcement of a tentative agreement between IUE-CWA and General Motors and Delphi on health care benefits for retirees: .

Congressman Michael R. Turner today co-hosted a panel discussion with the Northeast-Midwest Institute examining the impact of the national housing crisis in the Dayton region and communities across the country. Nearly a dozen local and national experts assembled in the Commissioners' Hearing Room at the Montgomery County Administration Building in downtown Dayton to discuss the broad range of issues involved in the housing crisis. .