Media

Washington, DC— Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, authored and successfully included important provisions for Southwest Ohio and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in the final, bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act of 2015. This legislation was successfully passed by the House of Representatives with strong bipartisan support this afternoon. The Senate is expected to take up the legislation next week.

White House: New Secretary of Defense will be 'Very Clear' on Chain of Command

Turner: But White House Still has No Foreign Policy Strategy

Washington, DC: Following President Obama's nomination of Ash Carter for Secretary of Defense and the Obama Administration's comments that the next Secretary of Defense 'will be very clear about what the chain of command is,' Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the Tactical Air and Land Forces, released the following statement: 

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which authorizes funding and sets policy for the Department of Defense. The bill included significant provisions authored by Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH) and Congresswoman Niki Tsongas (D-MA), co-chairs of the Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus, to combat military sexual assault.

WASHINGTON, DC –Today, the Department of Defense will issue a report to the President on sexual assaults in the military and outlining several initiatives to combat the crimes. Congresswoman Niki Tsongas (D-MA) and Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH), co-chairs of the Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus, released the following joint statement.

Washington, DC: Congressman Michael Turner has been elected to serve as President of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Parliamentary Assembly (NATO PA).

The NATO PA is an affiliate organization of NATO and is comprised of over two hundred and fifty delegates from the parliaments and legislative bodies of the Alliance's 28 members states and associate nations.

"I am honored to serve as President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. NATO is the United States' strongest and most important ally and its success is critical to keeping the American people safe.

Washington, D.C.—Following the release of the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, Congressman Mike Turner released the following statement:

"The release of the Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act, as agreed to by the House and Senate Armed Services Committee, marks a significant milestone towards final passage of the bill.

Washington, DC: Following a request from Congressman Mike Turner, Pastor Dr. David E. Gray led the House of Representatives in opening prayer this afternoon. Following the prayer, Congressman Turner delivered remarks from the House floor to highlight Pastor Gray's life of service and thank him for his commitment to his faith.

[[{"fid":"334","view_mode":"full","fields":{"format":"full","field_file_image_alt_text[und][0][value]":"","field_file_image_title_text[und][0][value]":""},"type":"media","attributes":{"class":"media-element file-full"}}]]

Washington, DC: Today, Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH) and Congressman Tim Ryan (D-OH) sent a bipartisan letter to House Leadership reaffirming their strong support for the passage of an extension of the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) as part of a year-end tax extenders bill before the 113th Congress adjourns for the year.

The HCTC helps struggling American families pay their health bills, including thousands of Delphi Salaried Retirees whose pensions were terminated during the GM rescue and subsequently turned over to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation.