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Congressman Mike Turner, a senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, has introduced The Stop Internal Resource Slush Fund (IRS) Act. The Stop IRS Act is a straightforward, commonsense measure that seeks to achieve two important policy goals – putting an end to government slush funds and reducing the federal deficit.

"My bill prohibits the IRS from using back door budgeting to create the slush funds they used to throw themselves lavish parties at taxpayer expense. These are the public servants we entrust to safeguard taxpayer dollars, not to spend them on frivolous activities," said Turner.

Congressman Mike Turner, a senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, announced on FOX News that he is preparing legislation to recapture government funds that are being used for purposes other than filling the personnel positions they were intended for.

Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, has included a number of provisions in the FY 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which stand to benefit servicemembers, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, and Southwest Ohio. The annual defense authorization was approved by the full House Armed Services Committee and heads to the House floor for a vote in late June.

Congressman Mike Turner is announcing that the House Oversight & Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations will hold a field hearing in Dayton on Monday June 10^th. The hearing, entitled "The Delphi Pension Bailout: Unequal Treatment of Retirees," will take place at Sinclair Community College.

Congressman Mike Turner, Co-Chair of the Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus, has included a number of provisions in the House Armed Services Committee approved National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to combat sexual assault in the military. For several years, Turner has included provisions to put a stop to this crime which recent statistics show have impacted 26,000 of our men and women in uniform over the past year. The provisions in the FY 2014 NDAA enhances the rights of victims, establishes minimum sentences for those convicted of sexual assault, and looks at how commanders handle these cases.

Congressman Mike Turner, a senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (OGR), talked with Griff Jenkins last night on FOX News' On the Record with Greta Van Susteren, regarding the IRS' $64,000 swag bag handed out to employees at a lavish conference.

Congressman Mike Turner is announcing an Empowering Women Career Fair in conjunction with Montgomery County's Workforce Development Division and the International Women's Ministerial Alliance. The event will take place on Tuesday, June 11^th at noon at Sinclair Community College.

Congressman Mike Turner, a senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (OGR), submitted the following statement for the record as the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing on "Organizations Targeted by Internal Revenue Service for Their Personal Beliefs." In his statement, Turner criticizes the Internal Revenue Service after revelations exposed a failure of leadership when agents at the IRS began targeting organizations based their personal beliefs. In the statement, Turner also hopes that leadership from the targeted groups can help expose the tactics taken by the IRS.