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Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces released the following statement after being appointed as a member of the House delegation to negotiate the differences between the House and Senate versions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA):

Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), Chairman of the US Delegation to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement after Recep Tayyip Erdogan won re-election in Turkey:

"President Erdogan's re-election puts Turkey at a crossroads. My hope moving forward is that Turkey re-engages with the Western world and re-establishes its commitment to democracy. The President must heed the concerns from the international community and NATO to preserve freedom and protect human rights."

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Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) released the following statement after the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a draft report examining the health effects of exposure to Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS) and Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA):

This week, the U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed by voice-vote bipartisan legislation sponsored by Congressmen Mike Turner (OH-10) and Paul Tonko (NY-20) to give states flexibility to expand access to addiction treatment for individuals completing their time in jail or prison. The Medicaid Reentry Act (H.R. 4005) would develop best practices to help incarcerated individuals successfully transition back into society and remain drug free.

Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) released the following statement after meeting with President Donald J. Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, members of the cabinet, and other Members of Congress today:

"Today at the White House, I met with the President and other Members of Congress. We urged the President to end the separation of families at the border. I supported his announcement and subsequent signing of an executive order to that effect.

This week, the House of Representatives passed 5 bills cosponsored by Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10) aimed at combating the opioid epidemic.

Congressmen Mike Turner (OH-10) and Evan Jenkins (WV-3)'s CRIB Act has been modified in collaboration with the Senate. The Congressmen have re-introduced their CRIB Act in the House matching the revised Senate bill. The bill will help cover the treatment costs of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), a withdrawal condition in newborns caused by use of addictive substances by expecting mothers.

Chairman Mike Turner (OH-10) of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces released the following statement after the House overwhelmingly passed the National Defense Authorization Act: