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January 11, 2015

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January 9, 2015

Washington, DC: Today, Congressman Mike Turner (OH-10), continued his legislative fight to end the practice of naming government facilities after sitting Members of Congress.

In the FY2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), Congressman Turner successfully included a provision that banned the naming of buildings and infrastructure controlled by the Department of Defense after sitting members of Congress.

The Prohibiting Taxpayer-Funded Monuments to Members of Congress Act would apply that same ban across all federal-agency funded projects.


January 7, 2015

Washington, DC: Following reports that twelve people were killed in a terrorist attack at the Charlie Hebdo magazine in Paris, Congressman Mike Turner, President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, released the following statement:

"Today's terrorist attack on the offices of the Charlie Hebdo magazine was an appalling act of barbarity and an assault on the values our Alliance stands for," said Turner.

"The slaughter of journalists and the law enforcement officers trying to protect them is an outrage, and I utterly condemn the perpetrators of this carnage.


December 31, 2014

Dayton, OH: In 2014, Congressman Mike Turner successfully delivered for southwest Ohio and the people of the 10th Congressional District. "This year in Congress, I was honored to fight to protect our families, our jobs, and our futures," said Turner.

In the 113th Congress, Congressman Turner served as Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces and as a senior member of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee.


December 17, 2014

Washington, DC: Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces and President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly released the following statement regarding the inclusion of $20 million in the recently passed Fiscal Year 2015 Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for the acceleration of a Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) site in Poland.

Under the Administration's European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) the United States' is carrying out a multi-phase program to construct a missile defense capability in Eastern Europe designed to defend against ballistic missiles threats emanating from countries such as Iran.


December 17, 2014

Washington, DC: Representatives Mike Turner (OH-10) joined Speaker John Boehner (OH-08), Steve Chabot (OH-01), Brad Wenstrup (OH-02), Jim Jordan (OH-04), Bob Latta (OH-05), Bill Johnson (OH-06), Bob Gibbs (OH-07), Pat Tiberi (OH-12), Dave Joyce (OH-14), Steve Stivers (OH-15), and Jim Renacci (OH-16) today to release the following statement regarding their constituents' experiences with open enrollment and the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) downgrade of projected enrollees.


December 12, 2014

Following 7 Year Fight for Military Families: Child Custody Provisions Included in FY 2015 NDAA

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Washington, DC: For the last seven years, Congressman Mike Turner, the Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, has fought to protect the parental rights of our service men and women.


December 9, 2014

Washington, DC: Today, following the filing of an amendment by Senators Portman and Brown that would extend the Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) for Delphi Salaried Retirees, Congressman Mike Turner sent a letter to Leaders Reid and McConnell urging them to support this bipartisan amendment and the extension of the HCTC.

"For the last year, Delphi Salaried Retirees have been paying out of pocket for their health insurance premiums.


December 9, 2014

Gruber said what we already know: The Administration intentionally deceived the American public

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December 5, 2014

Washington, DC— Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, authored and successfully included important provisions for Southwest Ohio and Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in the final, bipartisan National Defense Authorization Act of 2015. This legislation was successfully passed by the House of Representatives with strong bipartisan support this afternoon. The Senate is expected to take up the legislation next week.