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Earlier this week, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development announced their distribution of CARES Act funding to the Ohio Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program to assist various local housing authorities. Greater Dayton Premier Management, Greene Metropolitan Housing Authority, and the Fayette Metropolitan Housing Authority are all to receive grants totaling $877,536 to help citizens receiving HCVs navigate the economic hardships resulting from the Coronavirus pandemic. The HCV funding is a result of Rep. Mike Turner's (OH-10) support of the CARES Act.

Today marks the 12 year anniversary of Russia's illegal invasion of Georgia.

Earlier this week, Reps. Mike Turner (OH-10) and Anthony Brown (MD-4) sent bipartisan letters to the Superintendents of the service academies regarding actions each academy has taken to address racism within their ranks. This inquiry follows Turner and Brown's inclusion of the PANORAMA Act in this year's National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). The PANORAMA Act increases Congress and the service academies' ability to appoint a student body that represents the diversity of our nation.

Yesterday Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) joined as an original cosponsor to a bipartisan resolution to observe August 30, 2020 as the 130th anniversary of historically black 1890 Land-Grant Institutions. Central State University is one of the 19 colleges created from the Second Morrill Act of 1890.

Earlier today, the Senate hosted a hearing on Honorable Michael J. Newman's appointment to the United States District Court in Southern Ohio. Judge Newman lives in Dayton and has long served the legal community in southwest Ohio. This hearing follows support and reference from Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), who helped recommend Judge Newman for the position.

Last week, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base advanced to the evaluation phase of the process to hosting the US Space Command. Wright-Patt's advancement comes as a result of Congressman Mike Turner's (OH-10) advocacy in Congress to increase the base's growth and funding.

Last week, Congressmen Mike Turner (OH-10) and Jim Sensenbrenner (WI-5) wrote to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to ask the Senate to consider H.R. 1799, the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2019, to protect people's right to vote.

Ranking Member Mike Turner (OH-10) of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces released the following statement after the United States Space Command (USSC) said publicly today it "has evidence that Russia conducted a non-destructive test of a space-based anti-satellite weapon" on July 15: