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Celebrating the 223rd Anniversary of the Signing of the U.S. Constitution
September 28, 2010
In The News
At the beginning of each Congress, I solemnly swear an oath to "support the Constitution of the United States" as your representative. This tradition dates back to 1789, the first Congress. Our Constitution has provided the means and the structure for the United States and its citizens to achieve an unparalleled level of freedom, security, and prosperity for over two hundred years. .

At the top of the staircase leading to the visitor's gallery in the House of Representatives, there is a painting depicting the signing of the Constitution of the United States on September 17, 1787.

Speaking to the Dayton Mortgage Bankers Assn. about the HAMP
September 21, 2010
In The News
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Turner to International Trade Commission: "We Cannot Allow Foreign Manufacturers to Continue to Illegally Undercut Domestic Manufacturers"
September 21, 2010
Press Release
Rep. Mike Turner this morning testified before the International Trade Commission (ITC) on behalf of Southwest Ohio companies NewPage Corporation and SMART Papers in their case on unfair competition from paper producers in Indonesia and China. .

Rep. Mike Turner this morning testified before the International Trade Commission (ITC) on behalf of Southwest Ohio companies NewPage Corporation and SMART Papers in their case on unfair competition from paper producers in Indonesia and China.

Health Care Bill's Medical Device Excise Tax Stymies Economic Development and Innovation
September 16, 2010
In The News
In March, I voted against the government takeover of health care in part because it imposed over 500 billion dollars of additional taxes, fees, and costs on an already struggling economy. That half a trillion dollars is money that the federal government is going to take out of the economy from employers looking to create jobs and put people back to work. .

In March, I voted against the government takeover of health care in part because it imposed over 500 billion dollars of additional taxes, fees, and costs on an already struggling economy.

Turner Defends NASIC: Alabama Congressional Delegation Seeks to Take Jobs from WPAFB
September 16, 2010
Press Release
Mike Turner, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, today sent letters to President Barack Obama and Lieutenant General Ronald Burgess, Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), strongly opposing efforts of the Alabama Congressional Delegation to move mission responsibility and jobs from the National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC), based at Wright Patterson Air Force Base outside of Dayton, OH, to the Missile and Space Intelligence Center (MSIC), based at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. .

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Mike Turner Calls for Further Congressional Investigations into Delphi Salaried Retiree Pensions
September 15, 2010
Press Release
Mike Turner welcomed yesterday's announcement that Neil Barofsky, Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, will investigate whether Delphi's salaried retirees were treated differently than union or hourly retirees when the US government took over General Motors, and whether the TARP program or the Obama administration pressured GM to "top off" the pensions of hourly retirees. .

Mike Turner welcomed yesterday's announcement that Neil Barofsky, Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, will investigate whether Delphi's salaried retirees wer

Congressman Turner on WHIO
September 15, 2010
In The News

Talking to WHIO listeners about the recent positive developments in his efforts to prevent the GM plant in Moraine from being sold for scrap.


 

New York Times Covers Moraine Plant Redevelopment Push
September 14, 2010
In The News
. Amid Blight and Scavenging, 'Old G.M.' Plants Linger

New York Times: In Moraine, Ohio, Representative Michael R. Turner is asking the Obama administration to discourage Motors Liquidation from selling that city's closed G.M. plant to anyone who would tear it down and sell it for scrap. Ron Bloom, a former member of the administration's automotive task force, responded that the Treasury Department had stressed "the importance of supporting redevelopment and job creation," according to a letter Mr. Turner released Tuesday.
Commerce to Treasury Department: Use Taxpayer-Funded Plan to Preserve Moraine Plant
September 14, 2010
Press Release
Rep. Mike Turner today thanked the Department of Commerce for supporting the taxpayer funded plan for reuse of the General Motors Moraine Assembly Plant. Congressman Turner has sought assistance from President Barack Obama, the Department of Treasury, and the Department of Commerce in order to prevent the facility from being sold for scrap. .

Treasury to Turner: We Support Redevelopment of Moraine Plant
New York Times Covers Moraine Plant Redevelopment Push

Congress must act to forestall imminent tax increases
September 7, 2010
In The News
Early in my first term in Congress, I voted in favor of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. I supported this legislation during a previous economic downturn, because the best way to stimulate our economy, create jobs, and ultimately grow government revenues is to allow hard-working Americans to take home more of their own money to spend or save as they choose.