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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:

Today, the House of Representatives passed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021. Ranking Member Mike Turner (OH-10) of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces released the following statement:

"When I voted to support the CARES Act, it was to provide immediate and much needed assistance to our community," said Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10).

This week, Montgomery County announced it has launched a new $10 million grant program to assist homeowners and renters impacted by coronavirus. This program is made possible by the over $90 million provided to the County through the CARES Act, which Turner strongly supported.

Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), Chairman of the Defense and Security Committee of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement supporting the UK's decision to prevent the inclusion of new Huawei equipment in the UK 5G network and the goal of removing all Huawei equipment from the network by 2027:

This week, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies approved a total of $69.8 million coming directly to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in FY 2021. In addition to the $35 million secured for the Intelligence Facility Central Utility Plant and $23.5 million for a new Hydrant Fuel System, this funding includes an additional $11.3 million for area maintenance support activity for the Army Reserve, as requested by Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10).

Today Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, under questioning by House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces Ranking Member Mike Turner (OH-10), testified to the House Armed Services Committee that he had "not received a briefing that included the word 'bounty,'" and that if there was "a credible, corroborated report that used those words, certainly it would have been brought to [his] attention by the chain of command...for action."