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Washington D.C. - Congressman Mike Turner (OH-3) honored his fellow Ohioans who will be leaving the House of Representatives at the end of this Congress:
The text of Turner's remarks follows below:
Mr. Speaker, I am here today to extend my sincere best wishes as five of my fellow Ohioans will be leaving the House at the adjournment of this Congress.
The Dayton City Commission approved Wednesday a redevelopment agreement that could lead to the Wright Company Factory becoming part of the Dayton Aviation National Historical Park.
The historic building, on the grounds of the former Delphi Home Avenue Plant in West Dayton, would be preserved in the pending demolition of the Delphi plant and redevelopment of the overall site for manufacturing by Home Avenue Redevelopment LLC.
Congressman Mike Turner commended the news that the Dayton City Commission voted in favor of an agreement that moves the Wright Company Factory towards development and inclusion in the Dayton Aviation National Historical Park. The historic building is located on the grounds of the former Delphi Home Avenue Plant in West Dayton.
"Preservation of these buildings and including them in the Dayton Aviation National Historical Park will not only tell the story of our lead in flight, but will educate and inspire future generations to expand on the legacy of the Wright Brothers. As Aviation History Month comes to a close, this is much welcomed news," said Turner.
By Emily Cadei and Megan Scully, CQ Staff
Over the summer, Marine Corps Commandant Gen. James F. Amos hosted a dinner with a handful of lawmakers to discuss a hidden epidemic of violence in the military: 19,000 servicemembers are estimated to be victims of rape or sexual assault each year.
Congressman Mike Turner commended the news that the Secretary of the Interior has approved the Central Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers/Dayton Veterans Administration Home, as a National Historic Landmark (NHL). This marks the end of a long approval process. The designation recognizes that the Central Branch possesses exceptional value and quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States. Currently there are 2,527 designated national historic landmarks and 592 national natural landmark sites that have been designated across the country.
By Leigh Munsil
After months of blistering criticism from Congress over sexual assault in the military, the Pentagon wants lawmakers to see it's getting tough — now.
Army Maj. Gen. Gary Patton, who oversaw the implementation of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" repeal, has just taken the helm of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office, charged with the most serious push yet to crack down on one of the military's most corrosive problems.
Congressman Mike Turner, a senior member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, submitted the following statement for the record today as the Committee began its hearing: "The Security Failures of Benghazi."
House Oversight and Government Reform Hearing: "The Security Failures in Benghazi"
"The president and his proxies boast of saving tens of thousands of auto jobs in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and other states. But they go mute, opaque and evasive when members of Congress and their investigators, Delphi retirees and their lawyers, demand to know who inside made the decision that caused thousands to lose as much as two-thirds of their pensions." – Daniel Howes
Delphi debacle spoils Obama bailout boast
By: Daniel Howes
House Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Darrell Issa and Congressman Mike Turner, a senior member of the Committee, wrote to Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner demanding that his Department comply with document requests related to the Delphi pension scandal. Recent media reports have indicated that Treasury was directly involved in decisions that resulted in approximately 20,000 salaried Delphi retirees from across the country taking a severe cut in their pension benefits following the Auto Bailout process.