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February 12, 2015

Reps. Turner, Slaughter, and Tsongas, to Send Bipartisan Letter Asking New Defense Secretary Ashton Carter to Focus on Curbing Sexual Assault in the Military

Report Released Yesterday Shows Women and Men Who Come Forward at Service Academies Are Subject to Retaliation

Official Confirmation by Senate is Expected Today


February 11, 2015

Washington, DC—Today, following President Obama's formal request for a new authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) against ISIL, Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, released the following statement:

"This request is not a national security strategy. Instead of clear, decisive international leadership, we continue to see reluctance and indecision by the President.


February 10, 2015

Washington, DC: Today, ahead of Wednesday's planned peace talks between Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Francois Hollande, Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin, and pro-Russia separatist leaders in Minsk, Belarus, Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, released the following statement:

"Within the last year, Mr. Putin has flagrantly and deliberately violated the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, the Budapest Memorandum, and the Minsk Protocol.


February 9, 2015

Washington, DC: Today, following joint remarks from the President of the United States and German Chancellor, Andrea Merkel, at the White House, Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, released the following statement:


February 6, 2015

Washington, DC: Today, following the release of President' Obama's new national security plan for his last two years in office, Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, released the following statement:


February 6, 2015

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February 4, 2015

WASHINGTON, DC –Today, Representatives Mike Turner (R-OH), Niki Tsongas (D-MA) and Louise Slaughter (D-NY) released the following bipartisan, joint statement urging the Senate and Ash Carter to prioritize military sexual assault prevention during the Secretary of Defense nominee's confirmation hearing, which begins today.


February 4, 2015

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ICYMI: POLITICO PRO Q&A: Rep. Mike Turner

By JEN JUDSON

2/3/15 3:37 PM EST

Rep. Mike Turner is positioning the House Armed Services panel he chairs to be the one that really gets after sequestration, examining its impacts from every angle.


February 3, 2015

Washington, DC: Following reports that President Obama is taking a 'fresh look' at considering sending defensive weapons and other lethal aide to Ukraine, Congressman Mike Turner, President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement: