Skip to main content

Press Releases

March 18, 2009
Congressman Mike Turner today led an Ohio Delegation letter supporting continued negotiations between DHL and local employers ABX and ASTAR. .

Washington, D.C.- Congressman Mike Turner (OH-03) today led an Ohio Delegation letter supporting continued negotiations between DHL and local employers ABX and ASTAR. The negotiations have begun as a result of the expiration of an exclusivity agreement that would not allow DHL to negotiate with anyone other than UPS and could allow DHL to maintain its international operations in Wilmington.


March 15, 2009
Congressman Mike Turner recently sought the assistance of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in extraditing Marine Corporal Cesar Laurean from Mexico so that he may be charged with the rape and murder of Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach. .
Congressman Mike Turner (OH-03) recently sought the assistance of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton in extraditing Marine Corporal Cesar Laurean from Mexico so that he may be charged with the rape and murder of Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach. Rep.

March 12, 2009
Washington, D.C.- Congressman Mike Turner has been named to the Readiness Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee. .
Washington, D.C.- Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH) has been named to the Readiness Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee. Rep. Turner is also the Ranking Member of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee and has served on the House Armed Services Committee since coming to Congress in 2003.

March 12, 2009
Congressman Michael R. Turner, cosponsored bipartisan legislation to ensure increased transparency and accountability in the use of TARP funds. .
Congressman Michael R. Turner, cosponsored bipartisan legislation to ensure increased transparency and accountability in the use of TARP funds. TARP is the Troubled Asset Relief Program created as part of the $700 billion bank bailout passed by Congress, and opposed by Congressman Turner, in October of 2008.

March 5, 2009
Congressman Mike Turner (OH-03) today sent a letter to Delphi Corporation Executive Chairman Steve Miller urging him to reconsider the company's recent proposal to eliminate the healthcare and insurance benefits of 15,000 Delphi employees, retirees, and family members. .
Congressman Mike Turner (OH-03) today sent a letter to Delphi Corporation Executive Chairman Steve Miller urging him to reconsider the company's recent proposal to eliminate the healthcare and insurance benefits of 15,000 Delphi employees, retirees, and family members.

March 5, 2009
Congressman Mike Turner recently joined House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McHugh (R-NY) in expressing to President Obama their strong concerns over a proposal to discard a missile defense system that is being developed to protect America and it's European allies. .
As Ranking Member of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee, Congressman Mike Turner recently joined House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McHugh (R-NY) in expressing to President Barack Obama their strong concerns over a reported proposal to discard a missile defense system that is being developed to p

March 3, 2009
Congressman Mike Turner today introduced legislation that seeks to create a Congressional Commission on the nation's current foreclosure and mortgage lending crisis. .
Congressman Mike Turner (OH-03) today introduced legislation that seeks to create a Congressional Commission on the nation's current foreclosure and mortgage lending crisis. Rep. Turner originally proposed the Commission last week as an amendment to H.R. 1106. The bi-partisan commission would consist of ten members, including two co-chairmen.

January 27, 2009
Congressman Mike Turner sent a letter today to Inspector General Gordon Heddell demanding a progress report on the state of their efforts to investigate the circumstances surrounding the sexual assault, harassment, and subsequent murder of Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach. .

Washington, D.C.- Congressman Mike Turner sent a letter today to Inspector General Gordon Heddell demanding a progress report on the state of their efforts to investigate the circumstances surrounding the sexual assault, harassment, and subsequent murder of Lance Corporal Maria Lauterbach.


January 26, 2009
Congressman Michael R. Turner (R-OH) and Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) re-introduced legislation that calls on the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop a comprehensive system to prevent sexual assault in the military. .

Congressman Michael R. Turner (R-OH) and Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA) re-introduced legislation that calls on the Department of Defense (DOD) to develop a comprehensive system to prevent sexual assault in the military.


January 11, 2009
"Generations of hardworking Ohio families have been fortunate to have Sen. George Voinovich advocating for their interests and I congratulate Sen. Voinovich on his upcoming retirement." .
"Generations of hardworking Ohio families have been fortunate to have Sen. George Voinovich advocating for their interests and I congratulate Sen. Voinovich on his upcoming retirement," Congressman Turner said. "From George's time as Mayor of Cleveland, he has worked to find effective and pragmatic solutions to the challenges facing our communities and our nation.