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This week, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed by voice-vote bipartisan legislation sponsored by Congressmen Mike Turner (OH-10) and Paul Tonko (NY-20) to give states flexibility to expand access to addiction treatment for individuals completing their time in jail or prison. The Medicaid Reentry Act (H.R. 4005) would develop best practices to help incarcerated individuals successfully transition back into society and remain drug free.

Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) released the following statement after meeting with President Donald J. Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, members of the cabinet, and other Members of Congress today:

"Today at the White House, I met with the President and other Members of Congress. We urged the President to end the separation of families at the border. I supported his announcement and subsequent signing of an executive order to that effect.

This week, the House of Representatives passed 5 bills cosponsored by Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) aimed at combating the opioid epidemic.

Congressmen Mike Turner (OH-10) and Evan Jenkins (WV-3)'s CRIB Act has been modified in collaboration with the Senate. The Congressmen have re-introduced their CRIB Act in the House matching the revised Senate bill. The bill will help cover the treatment costs of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a withdrawal condition in newborns caused by use of addictive substances by expecting mothers.

Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces released the following statement after the House overwhelmingly passed the National Defense Authorization Act:

Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces spoke on the House floor last night in support of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. Below are his remarks:

Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces brought Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Director LTG Robert P. Ashley, Jr., of the U.S. Army to visit the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) yesterday.

Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) wrote today to Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar calling for the release of the study on PFAS, a chemical formerly used at military installations such as Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.