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Today, Congressman Turner was joined by Speaker Boehner, Senator Portman and Ohio Delegation Republicans as they continued their efforts to gain information on the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's (PBGC) delay in providing final benefit determinations for Delphi Salaried Retirees.

More than 20,000 Delphi Salaried Retirees had their pensions unjustly terminated in the wake of the federal government's taxpayer-funded bailout of General Motors in 2009. In this letter, Congressman Turner is asking the PBGC Acting Director to provide answers and documents regarding the delay in completing final benefit determinations for these retirees.

Congressman Turner released the following statement after negotiations concluded on the nuclear agreement with Iran:

"The President's strategy to address Iran's nuclear ambitions have been flawed from the beginning.

Turner Statement on OPM announcement that millions of national security personnel had information compromised in data breaches:

Congressman Mike Turner released a statement after reports suggest the Army would plan to cut 40,000 troops over the next two years:

"I have fought to end sequestration from the beginning and to see these cuts made at such a pivotal time for our national security is troubling. This year, I led a group of 70 members of Congress to end the devastating effects of sequestration to ensure our national defense is adequately funded. The protection of our national defense and the security of the American people must come first."

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Congressman Mike Turner released the following statement in response to extending negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program:

"It's time for the President to be honest with the American people – Iran is not negotiating in good faith. I remain concerned that extending these talks may lead to unnecessary and unwise concessions on the part of the United States. Disregarding the very deadlines his Administration helped create is not a strategy to further America's national security, stability in the Middle East, or a nuclear-free Iran."

Today, Congressman Mike Turner (R-OH) and Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), co-chairs of the Historic Preservation Caucus, introduced the National Historic Preservation Amendments Act of 2015. This bipartisan legislation will extend the Historic Preservation Fund (HPF) which aids core historic preservation programs for 10 years. Congressman Turner has long been a proponent of historic preservation for Southwest Ohio and sites across the country.

Congressman Turner, Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), released the following statement after House passage of the Intelligence Authorization bill for Fiscal Year 2016 (H.R. 2596). This annual authorization bill provides the U.S. intelligence enterprise the authorization needed to carry out its mission.

"I am proud of the work done by the House Intelligence Committee under the leadership of Chairman Devin Nunes. The FY2016 bill strikes an important balance between protecting the homeland and ensuring the freedoms and rights of all American citizens.

Congressman Turner released the following statement after the House passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016 Department of Defense Appropriations Act.

"This is a great step towards fully funding our national security needs and sets up a collision with the President's irresponsible veto threat that ignores the real security risks facing our nation.