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Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) released the following statement after participating in the first hour of Kurt Volker's testimony in front of the House Intelligence Committee:

Reps. Mike Turner (R-OH), Gerry Connolly (D-VA), and Peter King (R-NY) introduced H.R. 4264, the Safe Homefront Act, to ensure that no U.S. servicemember with a felony-level domestic violence conviction is able to legally purchase firearms. This bipartisan legislation would codify and strengthen the Department of Defense's (DOD) policies regarding the reporting of domestic violence convictions and Military Protective Orders (MPOs) to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). Also, this legislation would give military commanders peace of mind that no convicted domestic abuser who is currently legally restricted from purchasing firearms goes unreported.

Today, Representatives Mike Turner (OH-10), Madeleine Dean (PA-04), Karen Bass (CA-37), and Steve Stivers (OH- 15) introduced a revised version of The Fostering Stable Housing Opportunities Act (FSHO), a bipartisan bill designed to increase access to housing for youth aging out of foster care without increasing federal spending.

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Turner (middle) holds press conference with Major General Cooley (right center) and President Jackson- Hammond (left center) to highlight the Department of Defense's Investment into Historically Black Colleges like Central State University.

Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) announced his support for preventing military style weapon sales to civilians, magazine limits, and red flag legislation.

"I strongly support the Second Amendment, but we must prevent mentally unstable people from terrorizing our communities with military style weapons. I will support legislation that prevents the sale of military style weapons to civilians, a magazine limit, and red flag legislation. The carnage these military style weapons are able to produce when available to the wrong people is intolerable.

Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) joined a majority of members in the House of Representatives in passing the permanent reauthorization of the September 11^th Victim Compensation Fund through fiscal year 2090. Turner was an early co-sponsor of the bill this Congress.

Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) released the following statement after opposing the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 2020 in the House:

"This bill makes our country less safe, and I could not support it.

As I have repeatedly stated, this bill undermines our national security, weakens our defenses, and emboldens our adversaries to challenge us. This bill is so extreme it will never become law. I am disheartened by this staggering break in our tradition of bipartisanship on defense.

I look forward to working with my colleagues in conference to craft a final bill that supports our troops and keeps our country safe."

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Today the House of Representatives passed Congressman Mike Turner's (OH-10) amendment to require the Secretary of Defense to share monitoring data relating to perfluoroalkyl substances, polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), and other contaminants collected on military installations with local cities or municipal drinking water utilities located adjacent to military installations.