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September 15, 2010
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


September 15, 2010

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


 


September 14, 2010
. 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.

September 14, 2010
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


September 7, 2010
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.

August 26, 2010
Over the past month, news reports have suggested that the Majority in Congress are considering a lame duck session, following the November elections, to push controversial and far-reaching legislation. Members of Congress who have retired or been defeated for reelection are asked to vote on legislation during lame duck sessions, before their successors can be sworn in. .

Over the past month, news reports have suggested that the Majority in Congress are considering a lame duck session, following the November elections, to push controversial and far-reaching legislation.


August 19, 2010

Talking to WHIO listeners about the Afghanistan government's decision to ban private security firms from their country, and how that decision will affect security there.


August 16, 2010
For 75 years, Social Security has kept an estimated 40 percent of senior citizens out of poverty, and has given more than 90 percent of Americans age 65 and older, a stable source of income. No government program directly touches as many Americans as Social Security. .

By Congressman Michael Turner

On August 14, 1935, President Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. This landmark legislation has provided our senior citizens with a basic level of retirement security for 75 years.